Default mode network modulation by psychedelics: a systematic review

JJ Gattuso, D Perkins, S Ruffell… - International Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Psychedelics are a unique class of drug that commonly produce vivid hallucinations as well
as profound psychological and mystical experiences. A grou** of interconnected brain …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological, neural, and psychological mechanisms underlying psychedelics: A critical review

M van Elk, DB Yaden - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper provides a critical review of several possible mechanisms at different levels of
analysis underlying the effects and therapeutic potential of psychedelics. At the (1) …

Psilocybin desynchronizes the human brain

JS Siegel, S Subramanian, D Perry, BP Kay… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
A single dose of psilocybin, a psychedelic that acutely causes distortions of space–time
perception and ego dissolution, produces rapid and persistent therapeutic effects in human …

Human brain effects of DMT assessed via EEG-fMRI

C Timmermann, L Roseman, S Haridas… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
Psychedelics have attracted medical interest, but their effects on human brain function are
incompletely understood. In a comprehensive, within-subjects, placebo-controlled design …

Serotonin 2A Receptor (5-HT2AR) Agonists: Psychedelics and Non-Hallucinogenic Analogues as Emerging Antidepressants

W Duan, D Cao, S Wang, J Cheng - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Psychedelics make up a group of psychoactive compounds that induce hallucinogenic
effects by activating the serotonin 2A receptor (5-HT2AR). Clinical trials have demonstrated …

Psychedelic drugs: neurobiology and potential for treatment of psychiatric disorders

FX Vollenweider, KH Preller - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2020 - nature.com
Renewed interest in the use of psychedelics in the treatment of psychiatric disorders
warrants a better understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the effects of …

Linking structure and function in macroscale brain networks

LE Suárez, RD Markello, RF Betzel, B Misic - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2020 - cell.com
Structure–function relationships are a fundamental principle of many naturally occurring
systems. However, network neuroscience research suggests that there is an imperfect link …

A neurophysiological basis for aperiodic EEG and the background spectral trend

N Brake, F Duc, A Rokos, F Arseneau, S Shahiri… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Electroencephalograms (EEGs) display a mixture of rhythmic and broadband fluctuations,
the latter manifesting as an apparent 1/f spectral trend. While network oscillations are known …

[HTML][HTML] REBUS and the anarchic brain: toward a unified model of the brain action of psychedelics

RL Carhart-Harris, KJ Friston - Pharmacological reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper formulates the action of psychedelics by integrating the free-energy principle and
entropic brain hypothesis. We call this formulation relaxed beliefs under psychedelics …

Therapeutic effects of classic serotonergic psychedelics: A systematic review of modern‐era clinical studies

KAA Andersen, R Carhart‐Harris… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To conduct a systematic review of modern‐era (post‐millennium) clinical studies
assessing the therapeutic effects of serotonergic psychedelics drugs for mental health …