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Psilocybin May Make Thinking More Flexible

Psilocybin May Make Thinking More Flexible

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

A paper describes how psilocybin increases brain connectivity and flexible, hyper-associative thinking.

A paper describes how psilocybin increases brain connectivity and flexible, hyper-associative thinking.

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Narrative review

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At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

Published in

digitalcommons.ciis.edu

digitalcommons.ciis.edu

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PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

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Moral Thinking Shift

Moral Thinking Shift

Psilocybin increases brain connectivity and reduces rigid thinking patterns through 5-HT2A activation, enabling more flexible, abstract, and “hyper-associative” thinking. These states are linked to stronger imagination, altered perception of self, and increased openness, which can reshape how people interpret values, meaning, and social norms.

Psilocybin increases brain connectivity and reduces rigid thinking patterns through 5-HT2A activation, enabling more flexible, abstract, and “hyper-associative” thinking. These states are linked to stronger imagination, altered perception of self, and increased openness, which can reshape how people interpret values, meaning, and social norms.

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