The therapeutic potential of psilocybin

H Lowe, N Toyang, B Steele, H Valentine, J Grant, A Ali… - Molecules, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The psychedelic effects of some plants and fungi have been known and deliberately
exploited by humans for thousands of years. Fungi, particularly mushrooms, are the principal …

Models of psychedelic drug action: modulation of cortical-subcortical circuits

MK Doss, MB Madden, A Gaddis, MB Nebel… - Brain, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
Classic psychedelic drugs such as psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) have
recaptured the imagination of both science and popular culture, and may have efficacy in …

Microdosing with psilocybin mushrooms: a double-blind placebo-controlled study

F Cavanna, S Muller, LA de la Fuente… - Translational …, 2022‏ - nature.com
The use of low sub-perceptual doses of psychedelics (“microdosing”) has gained popularity
in recent years. Although anecdotal reports claim multiple benefits associated with this …

[HTML][HTML] Psychiatry & the psychedelic drugs. Past, present & future

JJH Rucker, J Iliff, DJ Nutt - Neuropharmacology, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The classical psychedelic drugs, including psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide and
mescaline, were used extensively in psychiatry before they were placed in Schedule I of the …

[HTML][HTML] The abuse potential of medical psilocybin according to the 8 factors of the Controlled Substances Act

MW Johnson, RR Griffiths, PS Hendricks… - …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
This review assesses the abuse potential of medically-administered psilocybin, following the
structure of the 8 factors of the US Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Research suggests the …

The paradoxical psychological effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)

RL Carhart-Harris, M Kaelen, M Bolstridge… - Psychological …, 2016‏ - cambridge.org
BackgroundLysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a potent serotonergic hallucinogen or
psychedelic that modulates consciousness in a marked and novel way. This study sought to …

Psychedelics, meditation, and self-consciousness

R Millière, RL Carhart-Harris, L Roseman… - Frontiers in …, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
In recent years, the scientific study of meditation and psychedelic drugs has seen
remarkable developments. The increased focus on meditation in cognitive neuroscience has …

Finding the self by losing the self: Neural correlates of ego‐dissolution under psilocybin

AV Lebedev, M Lövdén, G Rosenthal… - Human brain …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Ego‐disturbances have been a topic in schizophrenia research since the earliest clinical
descriptions of the disorder. Manifesting as a feeling that one's “self,”“ego,” or “I” is …

The therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs: past, present, and future

RL Carhart-Harris, GM Goodwin - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2017‏ - nature.com
Plant-based psychedelics, such as psilocybin, have an ancient history of medicinal use.
After the first English language report on LSD in 1950, psychedelics enjoyed a short-lived …

Recent advances in the neuropsychopharmacology of serotonergic hallucinogens

AL Halberstadt - Behavioural brain research, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Serotonergic hallucinogens, such as (+)-lysergic acid diethylamide, psilocybin, and
mescaline, are somewhat enigmatic substances. Although these drugs are derived from …