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Scientists studying the effects of magic mushrooms on the human mind have found the brain displays a similar pattern of activity during dreams as it does during a mind-expanding psychedelic drug trip. An international group of researchers scanned the brains of 15 people before and after they received an injection of psilocybin, the hallucinogen found in the drug. The team have been exploring the potential of psilocybin to help alleviate severe forms of depression in those to fail to respond to other treatments. They stated that early-stage experiments had gained some positive results. It is thought the drug may stop patients dwelling on their perceived inadequacies, by turning down overactive parts of the brain...
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 20:01:09 +0000

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