Glow Time: PsychLight Brings a Powerful Tool to Psychedelic Research
This innovation may pave the way for pharmaceuticals that act like psychedelics at the 5-HT2A receptor but don’t have hallucinogenic effects.
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Scientists Isolate Two New Compounds from Toad Venom
The names may sound familiar, but these compounds reveal more about nature’s complex chemical cocktail in toad venom.
Same But Different: Antidepressant Mechanisms of Psilocybin and Ketamine
Ketamine and psilocybin both exert rapid antidepressant effects. Could these effects be explained by a common mechanism that promotes neurogenesis?
Exploring the Role of Serotonin 2A Activation in LSD’s Effects on Empathy
A recent study indicates that the empathogenic effects of LSD may be independent of serotonin 2A receptor activation.
Whole-Body Effects of Psychedelics Part 2 – Blood and Immune System
The journey of psychedelics through the bloodstream and their interaction with the available serotonin receptors along the way.
Enzymes Responsible for DMT Synthesis Coexist in Mammalian Brain Cells
Is DMT produced in the brain? The answer remains unclear, but this 2019 study provides striking evidence supporting the neural-DMT synthesis hypothesis.
More Details on the Psilocybin Mushroom Bluing Reaction
Lenz et al. have revised their bluing theory based on the data from their new study.
Mouse Study Reveals New Details on Psilocybin’s Rewiring of the Brain
Changes in structural neuroplasticity start within 24 hours, are enduring, and may not be solely dependent on 5-HT2A.
Keeping Participants Safe in Psychedelic Research
Psychedelic science operates with an abundance of caution.
Genetic Determinants of the LSD Response
Sensitive to LSD? It may be in your genes.