Neurogenesis has become a hot topic in the world of psychedelics in recent years. At Synthesis, we are fascinated to understand whether psychedelics could play a role in the growth and development of human brain cells.
Here’s what we know so far about neurogenesis, and the evidence that psychedelics like mushrooms or truffles containing psilocybin could be playing a part.
The synthetic psychedelics LSD and DMT have been shown to help neurons grow in the human brain – but importantly, research shows that LSD and DMT can only boost the growth of already matured neurons, rather than growing brand new neurons.
In this study, led by Calvin Ly at the University of California in 2018, the researchers showed that when rat neurons were grown in the lab, adding LSD or DMT to them helped them grow with more branching connections.
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Apr 16, 2022Liked by NE - nakedemperor.substack.com
Psilocybin’s use being unlawful has wasted so much time and energy that could have been spent looking at this miraculous substance. It’s an amazing substance and so powerful they foolishly restricted its use and tried to demonize it.
Psilocybin’s use being unlawful has wasted so much time and energy that could have been spent looking at this miraculous substance. It’s an amazing substance and so powerful they foolishly restricted its use and tried to demonize it.