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Woman With Aphantasia Began Visualizing After Taking Psilocybin

Woman With Aphantasia Began Visualizing After Taking Psilocybin

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

A 34-year-old autistic woman with aphantasia reported mental imagery and vivid dreams after psilocybin, in a not-yet-peer-reviewed case study.

A 34-year-old autistic woman with aphantasia reported mental imagery and vivid dreams after psilocybin, in a not-yet-peer-reviewed case study.

How solid is it?

Early human

Early human

Human – case report

Human – case report

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

At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

Sample size

1 woman

1 woman

Published in

OSF Preprints

OSF Preprints

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Section

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

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Jumpstarting Imagination

Jumpstarting Imagination

A 34-year-old autistic woman with aphantasia, the inability to visualize or picture things, found her world transformed after taking psilocybin. She began seeing images in her mind, having vivid dreams, and experienced an improved ability to remember routes and visualize thoughts. While promising, this single case study hasn’t yet been peer-reviewed. I’m including it today because the full study is available to read online.

A 34-year-old autistic woman with aphantasia, the inability to visualize or picture things, found her world transformed after taking psilocybin. She began seeing images in her mind, having vivid dreams, and experienced an improved ability to remember routes and visualize thoughts. While promising, this single case study hasn’t yet been peer-reviewed. I’m including it today because the full study is available to read online.

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