Mood & Mental Health

·

Review

Psilocybin May Help Treat Anorexia by Boosting Mental Flexibility

Psilocybin May Help Treat Anorexia by Boosting Mental Flexibility

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

A Monash University review suggests psilocybin may help anorexia by improving cognitive flexibility and reward processing.

A Monash University review suggests psilocybin may help anorexia by improving cognitive flexibility and reward processing.

How solid is it?

Review

Review

Narrative review

Narrative review

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

Published in

Physiology & Behavior

Physiology & Behavior

Covered in Shroom Scan

Section

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Psilocybin for Anorexia

Psilocybin for Anorexia

A new review from Monash University explores how psilocybin may treat anorexia nervosa by improving cognitive flexibility and reward processing, two major challenges in the disorder. It highlights how psilocybin’s effects on both serotonin and dopamine systems help rewire brain circuits like the prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens. Early evidence from both human and rodent studies points to meaningful, lasting neuroplastic changes that could offer hope for this difficult-to-treat condition

A new review from Monash University explores how psilocybin may treat anorexia nervosa by improving cognitive flexibility and reward processing, two major challenges in the disorder. It highlights how psilocybin’s effects on both serotonin and dopamine systems help rewire brain circuits like the prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens. Early evidence from both human and rodent studies points to meaningful, lasting neuroplastic changes that could offer hope for this difficult-to-treat condition

Microdosing Breakthrough, Reishi vs. Aging, and Fungi Protein

Shroom Scan · Every Friday

Get Studies Like This, Translated, Every Week

Ten new studies a week, each boiled down to what it found and why it matters to you. Free, and one click to leave.