psilocybin
psychedelics
What One Man Learned When He Treated His Autism Symptoms With Shrooms
"That trip was like an '80s movie starring me. I saw what my life could be like, without computers and all that rubbish. It gave me the most hope I've ever known."
Jesse Noakes
12.20.18
depression
The Two Things Psychedelics Can Do to People With Depression
“I believe this could revolutionize mental health care."
Michael Pollan
5.22.18
psychedelics
Michael Pollan Did Four of the World's Most Common Psychedelics
How psilocybin, LSD, DMT, and ayahuasca changed the author's mind.
Jesse Hicks
5.15.18
psychedelics
Shrooms Could Help Scientists Better Understand Consciousness
Could that psychedelic-induced dreamlike state help scientists figure out how to better treat mental illness?
Lea Surugue
5.3.18
Shrooms
What It's Like to Treat Your OCD With Psychedelics
“Anything that anyone mentioned that offered some sort of hope, I tried."
Jesse Hicks
4.5.18
psychedelics
A Few Shroom Trips Could Change Your Political Beliefs
Hallucinations aren't the only way psychedelics change how you see the world.
Martha henriques
2.13.18
mind
Your Brain Can be Tricked Into Thinking an Experience Is Meaningful
We search for it in in art, relationships, religion—but meaning is actually made inside of our brains.
Caroline Beaton
1.30.18
mental health
I Tripped on Shrooms in VR With the 'Hallucination Machine'
"Reality was very literally melting away before my eyes."
Simon Doherty
12.19.17
psychedelics
Active Ingredient in Shrooms Could ‘Reset’ Brains of Depressed People
Next year, researchers plan to test psilocybin against a leading antidepressant.
Jesse Hicks
10.13.17
mental health
Should We Give Shrooms to People Who Are Dying?
We all deserve a better exit—at peace with our imminent mortality, one doctor says.
Robert Lustig, M.D.
9.12.17
Shrooms
Psychedelics Help Cancer Patients Let Go of Distress
“I felt like I let go of a lot of anger and resentment towards my parents,” one study participant said.
Jesse Hicks
9.6.17
Meducation
Scientists Figured Out How to Recreate the Psychedelic in Shrooms
Now if they could find out how to mass produce it, psilocybin could be a powerful way to treat addiction.
Mark Hay
9.1.17
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