Psilocybin, LSD, mescaline, DMT, and ayahuasca have different chemical structures, different durations, different cultural histories - and they all do the same thing to the brain. A mega-analysis ...

A new study suggests that four psychoactive compounds work in surprisingly similar ways, and that they break down the ...

An analysis of hundreds of images from several studies shows how hallucinogenic drugs drive activity in various regions of the brain.

Psychedelics work on the brain by increasing the functional connection between the thinking and sensory regions, temporarily blurring the line between perception and thought, an international ...

Different psychedelics create very similar brain pattern activity, giving scientists new insight into potential mental health ...

The strongest human data on psychedelic and cannabis co-use comes from a 2022 prospective survey study by Kuc et al.

Five Psychedelics, One Brain Pattern In A Nutshell An international team analyzed brain scans from 267 people across five ...

Different psychedelic drugs have a strikingly similar effect on networks in the brain, finds the most comprehensive analysis so far of the mind-altering substances. The work, published in Nature ...

But after LSD spread into the larger culture, the U.S. government imposed strict restrictions on it (Dyck, 2008). By 1966, it ...