Researchers led by Dr. Claire Foldi at Monash University have discovered that psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in ...

A new study published in the journal Psychedelics reveals that the environment and physiological state of an animal ...

"Magic" mushrooms achieve their psychedelic effects by temporarily scrambling a brain network involved in introspective thinking like daydreaming and remembering, a new study reports. Photo by Adobe ...

Psychedelic mushrooms are sometimes called 'magic' for their hallucinogenic effects which some proponents believe make them think more clearly and see things they would never ordinarily perceive. But ...

Explore how psilocybin affects social behaviour and inflammation in female mice in groundbreaking research at Monash ...

Many species of fungus across the world produce psilocybin, a chemical with psychedelic effects in humans, but its ...

Psilocybin, the hallucinogen in some mushroom species, has now been shown to increase the lifespan of both cells and mice. The magic happens because psilocybin slows down the senescence, or ...

There is an urgent need for improved treatments for postpartum depression in humans. Dosing mice with psilocybin did not alleviate stress responses and depressive behavior in mice that had recently ...

Testing found the bars contained psilocybin and intoxicating synthetic compounds, according to city officials.

Researchers discovered that psilocybin produces subtle, context-dependent effects on social behavior and IL-6 mediated inflammation in female mice. Activity-based anorexia (ABA) mice exhibited ...