Pollan argues LSD and psilocybin dismantle the brain’s self-narrating system and, under careful guidance, show real promise against depression, addiction, and death anxiety.

First synthesized in a laboratory in 1938 by the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, lysergic acid diethylamide, better known by its acronym LSD, is one of the most potent and most extensively studied ...

Microdosing LSD can improve your brain function – if you’re a woman - Landmark trial reveals low-dose psychedelics improve ...

Different effects of low-dose psychedelics on sustained attention in women and men deserve further investigation.

Psilocybin, LSD, and 2C-B all act on the same serotonin receptor, so they are often treated as a single drug class. But brain ...

Psychedelics show promise for depression and anxiety. Federal support is growing, but drugs are advancing at different speeds. Hope needs evidence of benefit and safety.

Microdosing LSD improves attention and focus in women – study - ...

LSD, the supergroup made up of Labrinth, Sia and Diplo, kept things colorful on the stage at The Ellen Show during a performance of “No New Friends.” The performance, the group’s first live appearance ...

Share on Pinterest The use of psychedelic drugs such as LSD in mental health treatment is at the forefront of clinical research. Lyuba Burakova/Stocksy Psychedelic compounds have gained increased ...

In large doses, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) can repair damaged neurons in the brain, and reveal new ways of seeing the world. In small doses, microdosers chase the effects of the drug on ...

When you hear the word LSD, what comes to mind?Hallucinations.Psychedelic.Something dangerous that seems likely to take you ...

A pilot study suggests that low doses of LSD may have different effects on sustained attention in women and men. The findings ...