By Mayukh Saha The chemical in magic mushrooms that gives it the “magic” is known as psilocybin. This compound or some form of it is found in approximately 180 species of mushroom. But these hallucinogenic fungi are not new substances. Rather, they are one of…
By Matt Agorist A study carried out by researchers at the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London has led to breakthrough discoveries about the impact psilocybin, or magic mushrooms, has on depression. The study found that treating depression with psilocybin may be at…
By Mayukh Saha Tiny doses of magic mushrooms are used to help this man with PTSD. Psychedelic drugs have been in discussion and research for helping cure mental illnesses like depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and addiction. Although controversial, drugs like magic mushroom and LSD…
Magic mushrooms. Confess nothing, but many people may already be familiar with the psychedelic effects of specific types of mushrooms. And when it comes to using psychedelics, it is either a love or hate relationship. Some people find the hallucinatory state of being upsetting and…
Perhaps no region of the brain is more fittingly named than the claustrum, taken from the Latin word for “hidden or shut away.” The claustrum is an extremely thin sheet of neurons deep within the cortex, yet it reaches out to every other region of…
