Hawaii senators have taken another step to advance a bill that would create a psychedelics task force responsible for ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not only characterized by strongly encoded traumatic memories, but also by disrupted ...

While drug-induced mystical experiences can have benefits, research suggests they may not be enough to create lasting change.

A new study in Communications Biology provides evidence that a psychedelic drug induces a hybrid sleep-wake state in active mice. This unusual brain activity suggests a potential mechanism for how ...

New research reveals that psilocybin and MDMA promote long-term PTSD recovery by physically remodeling myelin insulation in the brain, synchronizing disrupted neural circuits.

I took part in a 2012 psilocybin trial. What I’m seeing now horrifies me,” writes Erica Rex, author of the new book “Seeing ...

Connecticut lawmakers have approved a bill to expand a pilot program in the state that’s meant to explore the therapeutic potential of psychedelics such as psilocybin and MDMA. Members of the ...

Shares of at least four other developers were up by mid-single digits to low-double digits at certain points on Tuesday.

Nearly one in four Americans now believe that the use of psilocybin or “magic” mushrooms should be legal as 10 million report microdosing psychedelics in the past year ...

In his new book A World Appears, the journalist explores the mysteries of the human brain — and whether computers could ever ...

Mouse neurons treated with the new CaST labeling technique developed at UC Davis. CaST enables rapid labeling of brain cells as they respond to psychedelic drugs such as psilocybin or LSD. (Image by ...

Psychedelics appear to reshape how the brain builds reality by dampening incoming visual signals and boosting internal memory networks.