https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-what-magic-mushrooms-does-to-your-body-and-brain
More specifically, magic mushrooms affect the brain's prefrontal cortex, part of the brain that regulates abstract thinking, thought analysis, and plays a key role in mood and perception. They can also make you hallucinate. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. Above: Visualisation of the brain connections in a person on psilocybin (right

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/11/health/psilocybin-brain-changes-life-itself-wellness-scn/index.html
Scientists are learning more about how psychedelic mushrooms may alter the brain, potentially leading to long-lasting reversals of depression, anxiety, cluster headaches and more.

https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/how-do-magic-mushrooms-affect-the-brain
Psilocybin — the hallucinogenic chemical in certain mushrooms — can reshape cells in the brain, and increasingly, shows potential for treating addiction or depression. Now, using new brain

https://scitechdaily.com/magic-mushrooms-and-the-mind-psilocybins-hyperconnected-brain-state-linked-to-therapeutic-effects/
A new study reveals that psilocybin, found in "magic mushrooms," induces a dynamic state of brain hyperconnectivity associated with the sensation of oceanic boundlessness and ego-altering experiences. These findings could improve the therapeutic use of psychedelics in treating mental health disorders such as depression.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-circuitry-action-and-awareness/202209/what-psilocybin-does-the-brain
To do so, we looked at the effect of a 2 mg/kg dose of psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, on the brains of awake mice by using electrodes that enable the recording of neural

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9247433/
Psilocybin and the DMN. Accumulating evidence indicates that the brain has an intrinsic network that is highly active during task-free, resting states (Buckner et al., 2008).During such passive states, a set of brain regions consistently show increased, temporally correlated spontaneous activity, indicating that they must be functionally connected and, thus, part of the same network (Greicius

https://www.wired.com/story/what-magic-mushrooms-does-to-your-brain/
This is what your brain looks like on magic mushrooms. A new way of looking at brain activity may give insight into how psychedelic drugs produce their consciousness-altering effects. In recent

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/10/26/psilocybin-magic-mushrooms-mental-health/
Psychedelic mushrooms contain psilocybin, a substance being studied as a potential treatment for a number of mental health conditions. A bizarre mid-flight incident involving an off-duty Alaska

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-59282-y
These preliminary findings suggest that psilocybin may increase emotional and brain plasticity, and the reported findings support the hypothesis that negative affect may be a therapeutic target

https://www.kqed.org/news/11990945/uc-berkeley-launches-landmark-study-how-exactly-do-magic-mushrooms-alter-the-brain
Amid mounting efforts to legalize psychedelic drugs, UC Berkeley researchers will use neuroimaging to observe how psilocybin alters the brain — the university's first human study involving a Schedule 1 substance. While previous research has predominantly focused on the drug's influence on

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/235514/magic-mushroom-compound-increases-brain-connectivity/
Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, helps to "open up" depressed people's brains, even weeks after use, a study has found. These are the findings of a new analysis of brain scans from close to 60 people receiving treatment for depression, led by Imperial College London's Centre for Psychedelic Research. The

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-brain-on-body-dysmorphia/202308/how-magic-mushrooms-could-change-your-mind-body
Key points. Magic mushrooms have the potential to treat body dysmorphia and eating disorders. Neuroscience research is revealing how psilocybin can help improve one's body image. Psilocybin

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/308850
Psilocybin is a hallucinogenic substance in certain types of mushrooms, commonly referred to as 'magic mushrooms.' Learn more about psilocybin here. ... This part of the brain affects mood

https://www.science.org/content/article/mapping-psychedelic-brain
Drugs like psilocybin, the active ingredient in hallucinogenic mushrooms, play all sorts of tricks on the mind. They distort the perception of time, space, and self, and even untether the senses. Some researchers thought these strange effects might result from the drugs overexciting the brain.

https://www.wired.com/2014/10/magic-mushroom-brain/
Rather, psilocybin makes for an ideal test system: It's a sure-fire way of altering consciousness. "In a normal brain, many things are happening. You don't know what is going on, or what is

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/psychedelic-brain-effects-claustrum/
In a recent study, he and his colleagues used a functional MRI machine to observe blood flow in the brain before and after 15 people took either psilocybin or a placebo. Neural activity in the

https://www.businessinsider.com/mental-physical-effects-of-magic-mushrooms?op=1
More specifically, magic mushrooms affect the brain's prefrontal cortex, part of the brain that regulates abstract thinking, thought analysis, and plays a key role in mood and perception.

https://news.yale.edu/2021/07/05/psychedelic-spurs-growth-neural-connections-lost-depression
Psychedelic spurs growth of neural connections lost in depression. A single dose of psilocybin, the active compound in "magic mushrooms," given to mice prompted a long-lasting increase in the connections between neurons. The psychedelic drug psilocybin, a naturally occurring compound found in some mushrooms, has been studied as a potential

https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/july-2021/psychedelic-microdosing-study-to-reveal-what-really-happens-in-brains
Cognitive psychologist Dr Vince Polito will put psychedelic microdose users through a series of tests while imaging their brains, to uncover the neurobiological, physiological and performance impact of low-dose psychedelic drugs. The study (which has formal ethics approval) will use magnetoencephalography (MEG) to record brain activity, and

https://ctsi.umn.edu/news/study-how-magic-mushrooms-affect-brain-clears-approvals-crsc-support
Dr. Nielson's study aims to better understand how psilocybin — the psychoactive compound in "magic mushrooms" — changes the brain, to hopefully find a way to help those who suffer from conditions such as depression, addiction, and post-traumatic stress.

https://www.scienceabc.com/pure-sciences/what-is-so-magical-about-magic-mushrooms-how-do-they-affect-your-brain.html
Table of Contents (click to expand) Colloquially called "magic mushrooms", psilocybin mushrooms can trigger hallucinations, changes in mood and other "trippy" symptoms. The mushrooms contain certain chemicals that act like neurotransmitters in the brain, which leads to the "trippy" symptoms. "Shrooms", "magic mushrooms

https://www.businessinsider.com/magic-mushrooms-psilocybin-psychoactive-drug-brain-denver-legal-2019-5?op=1
Scientists believe that psilocybin may dampen the appetite of predatory insects like ants so that they feel full long before eating their way through the entire mushroom. Humans, on the other hand

https://www.livescience.com/48502-magic-mushrooms-change-brain-networks.html
Magic mushrooms may give users trippy experiences by creating a hyperconnected brain. The active ingredient in the psychedelic drug, psilocybin, seems to completely disrupt the normal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1apjnIW17LA
More than 180 species of "magic" mushrooms produce the psychoactive compound psilocybin. When you ingest psilocybin, your gut converts it into another chemic

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-06-poison-centers-spiked-magic-mushrooms.html
Calls to poison control centers spiked across the U.S. for adolescents and young adults exposed to the hallucinogen psilocybin, according to our analysis of data from 55 U.S. poison centers

https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/24/06/39500214/mexicos-move-to-legalize-magic-mushrooms-a-threat-to-tradition
Researchers are exploring its efficacy in treating depression, anxiety and substance abuse, with psilocybin which is thought to enhance neuroplasticity, the ability of neural networks in the brain