The psychedelic component in magic mushrooms helps to open up depressed people's brains and makes them less fixed in negative thinking patterns, a study suggests
"In previous studies we had seen a similar effect in the brain when people were scanned whilst on a psychedelic, but here we're seeing it weeks after treatment for depression, which suggests a 'carry over' of the acute drug action."
The latest findings are based on analysis of brain scans from around 60 people receiving treatment for depression, led by Imperial College London's Centre for Psychedelic Research.
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