Nature

Synergistic, multi-level understanding of psychedelics: three systematic reviews and meta-analyses of their pharmacology, neuroimaging and phenomenology

Psychedelics, derived from the Greek words “mind” and “manifesting,” are hallucinogenic drugs that profoundly alter consciousness. The “classic” psychedelics are serotonergic substances that include ...
Nature

Large-scale brain connectivity changes following the administration of lysergic acid diethylamide, d-amphetamine, and 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine

Psychedelics have recently attracted significant attention for their potential to mitigate symptoms associated with various psychiatric disorders. However, the precise neurobiological mechanisms ...
High Times

LSD Microdoses Led to Extra 24 Minutes of Sleep the Following Night, Study Suggests

The magical and potent hallucinogen lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) may have a new, clinically significant medical benefit: getting sleep. A new study, entitled “LSD Increases Sleep Duration the ...
Psychology Today

LSD: The Bad and Potentially Good Sides

LSD was first synthesized by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann in 1938. He discovered its powerful psychoactive effects in 1943 after accidentally ingesting a small amount and experiencing vivid ...
High Times

Study Explores Therapeutic Benefits of Candy Flipping

Can the combination of MDMA and LSD, producing the effect known on the street as “candy flipping,” mellow out some of the effects of taking LSD alone? One research team set out to get to the bottom of ...
Medical Xpress

Microdosing LSD for ADHD is no better than a placebo, clinical trial shows

The average scores decreased by 7 points in the LSD group and nearly 9 points in the placebo group, a difference not statistically significant to claim superiority of one treatment method over the ...