Sentences with phrase «receive psilocybin»

In the Johns Hopkins study, participants and therapists were told that patients would receive psilocybin on both occasions and that the dose could vary.

The researchers randomly assigned the participants to receive psilocybin in either their first or second testing session.

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

Volunteers reported mildly altered states of consciousness after receiving psilocybin but noted no adverse physiological effects.

Volunteers reported feeling less depressed and anxious two weeks after receiving psilocybin but not two weeks after niacin alone.

The patients knew they were receiving psilocybin (an «open - label» trial) and the effect of psilocybin was not compared with a placebo.

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The volunteers received one dose of psilocybin or the vitamin niacin.

When not given psilocybin, the subjects received methylphenidate, more commonly known as Ritalin, which shares some of the pharmacological effects of its psychedelic counterpart.

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.

For the study, 20 treatment resistant depression patients received a 10 mg dose of the psilocybin and a second 25 mg dose a week later.