New research finds psychedelic drugs may be the next best treatment for a variety of mental health conditions, particularly depression and anxiety. While it is still not completely understood, scientists say the mind-altering properties of LSD and magic mushrooms (psilocybin) may actually repair and improve brain function.
Per a Gizmodo report, University of California researchers exposed several psychedelic drugs, including LSD, magic mushrooms, ketamine, and, ecstasy (MDMA), to the neuron of humans, rats, and other various animals. The neurons were from a specific area of the brain, the prefrontal cortex, believed to be the place where some mental disorders originate.
The drugs, the scientists discovered, enhanced the neuron’s ability to communicate with other neurons. New connections, known as synapses, began to grow, fundamentally boosting a brain cell’s ability to transmit information to other cells.
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