New studies — prompted by a renewed interest in potential applications of psychedelic drugs for understanding the
brain or even treating some psychiatric diseases — suggest that far -
reaching changes in
brain connectivity contribute to the altered states of consciousness and other effects of an
acid trip.
Serotonin, your
brain's primary mood - boosting neurotransmitter, comes from the amino
acid tryptophan, which needs carbohydrates to
reach the
brain, according to Judith Wurtman, PhD, former MIT research scientist and co-author of The Serotonin Power Diet.