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Effects of psilocybin on hippocampal neurogenesis

2015-09-27 02:13:26.509453+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Effects of psilocybin on hippocampal neurogenesis and extinction of trace fear conditioning

Or: psychedelic mushrooms help regrow neurons, erasing fear paralysis in mice, which makes them something worth exploring in PTSD treatments in humans. Of course the fact that it can help make brains healthy following trauma is probably why they're illegal...

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