Psilocybin's brain benefits separated from hallucinogenic effects in mice
UC Santa Cruz study identifies separate neural pathways for plasticity and hallucinations
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz have shown in mice that the neuroplasticity-boosting effects of psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms, can be separated from its hallucinogenic properties, bringing researchers closer to drugs that target one pathway and ignore the other.