Tag: psychedelics

Australia legalizes MDMA psychedelics to treat PTSD

Australia is set to become the first country in the world to prescribe MDMA (commonly known as ecstasy) and psilocybin (found in "magic mushrooms") as treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.

How psychedelics reset the brain

Now, a study in mice suggests that psychedelics all work in the same way: they reset the brain to a youthful state in which it can easily absorb new information and form crucial connections between neurons.