Sentences with phrase «compound psilocybin»

All of the patients were given the compound psilocybin, found in hallucinogenic mushrooms.

Mushrooms that contain the brain - altering compound psilocybin vary widely in terms of their biological lineage and, on the surface, don't appear to have a whole lot in common, he said.

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Psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound found in magic mushrooms, may help re-set the activity of neural circuits in the brain that are involved in depression

They all received both psilocybin and an amphetamine - like compound (Ritalin), which has some psychoactive effects, such as increasing heart rate and increasing concentration.

These fungi influence our brains by producing a compound called psilocybin, but the origin of this chemical may have little to do with discovering fundamental truth

Psilocybin, a compound in magic mushrooms, may help treat depression in some people.

A recent psilocybin study found that this compound from magic mushrooms can help people with life - threatening cancer face death.

The very similar synthetic drug sumatriptan is routinely prescribed for migraine relief, and psilocybin is a simpler compound.

The study was co-authored by University of Alabama Assoc. Prof. Peter Hendricks, who predicts that psilocybin and related compounds could revolutionize the mental health field.

Psilocybin — a hallucinogenic compound derived from magic mushrooms — may offer a possible new avenue for antidepressant research, according to a new study published in The Lancet Psychiatry today.

One third of volunteers given psilocybin, the mushroom's active compound, described it as the most spiritually meaningful experience of their lives, and about two thirds rated it in their top five.

John Halpern, a research psychiatrist at Harvard, says he suspects that psychedelic compounds such as LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline stimulate «a center in the brain that is involved in spirituality.»

In the second study, at New York University (NYU) in New York City, 29 cancer patients randomly received either psilocybin or niacin, a compound that mimics some side effects of psilocybin — including a flushed, hot feeling — but without the hallucinogenic properties.

Two long - awaited studies suggest that the hallucinogenic compound in magic mushrooms, psilocybin, could do just that.

Psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, could make people feel more connected to nature and...

«Psilocybin is still a potent psychedelic compound and can have unwanted side effects,» he said.

A study in which patients were treated for depression with psilocybin (magic mushroom psychedelic compound) revealed reduced symptoms weeks after the psilocybin treatment.

Two small studies in this special issue of the Journal of Psychopharmacology looked at the effects of psilocybin, the active compound in what are commonly called magic mushrooms, on patients with advanced cancer who were experiencing depression and anxiety.