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Psilocybin Rewires Brain Connections to Create Vivid Imagery

Psilocybin Rewires Brain Connections to Create Vivid Imagery

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Psilocybin enhanced top-down feedback in visual brain areas, producing vivid eyes-closed imagery.

Psilocybin enhanced top-down feedback in visual brain areas, producing vivid eyes-closed imagery.

How solid is it?

Early human

Early human

Human – brain imaging study

Human – brain imaging study

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

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

Published in

Molecular Psychiatry

Molecular Psychiatry

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PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

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Behind Closed Eyes

Behind Closed Eyes

Psilocybin was found to alter brain connectivity to create vivid, eyes-closed visual imagery. Researchers found that it enhances top-down feedback in the brain’s visual areas. This offers insight into how psychedelics impact perception and aligns with last week’s single case study of a woman with aphantasia who experienced vivid visualizations after taking psilocybin.

Psilocybin was found to alter brain connectivity to create vivid, eyes-closed visual imagery. Researchers found that it enhances top-down feedback in the brain’s visual areas. This offers insight into how psychedelics impact perception and aligns with last week’s single case study of a woman with aphantasia who experienced vivid visualizations after taking psilocybin.

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