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Psilocybin Promotes Brain Plasticity and New Neural Connections

Psilocybin Promotes Brain Plasticity and New Neural Connections

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Studies show psilocybin increases theta power and helps neurons grow new dendrites and spines.

Studies show psilocybin increases theta power and helps neurons grow new dendrites and spines.

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

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Latin name

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

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PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

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Elasticity Please

Elasticity Please

Psilocybin promotes brain plasticity and rewires neural connections. Studies show it increases theta power (a marker of neural activity) and helps neurons grow new dendrites and spines.

Psilocybin promotes brain plasticity and rewires neural connections. Studies show it increases theta power (a marker of neural activity) and helps neurons grow new dendrites and spines.

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