Psychedelic frees up depressed brain, study shows

Psychedelic frees up depressed brain, study shows Psilocybin, a drug found in magic mushrooms, appears to free up the brains of people with severe depression in a way that other antidepressants do not, a study has found.

The results, based on brain scans of 60 people, mean the drug could treat depression in a unique way, the researchers say. BBC News

See also:

• Increased global integration in the brain after psilocybin therapy for depression (open access) Nature Medicine
• 'I felt more joy than I thought possible' BBC News