While drug-induced mystical experiences can have benefits, research suggests they may not be enough to create lasting change.

Maryland residents may someday be able to legally use certain natural psychedelic drugs if the legislature takes action on a report delivered this week. The Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study suggests that virtual reality experiences designed to mimic psychedelic visual effects could safely boost creativity ...

A new study in Communications Biology provides evidence that a psychedelic drug induces a hybrid sleep-wake state in active mice. This unusual brain activity suggests a potential mechanism for how ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not only characterized by strongly encoded traumatic memories, but also by disrupted coordination across brain networks. New research shows that treatment with ...

In early 2014, Scientific American called for further inquiries into certain psychedelic drugs. It also criticized American drug regulators for limiting access to LSD (Lysergic acid-diethylamide), ...

In A Nutshell Researchers used a light-based brain imaging technique in mice to watch, in real time, what happens in the brain during a psychedelic experience and found a specific electrical rhythm ...

Georgia lawmakers declined to tighten regulations for clinics that administer Ketamine and other drugs used for psychedelic ...

Using classic psychedelic drugs does not raise the risk for mental health problems; on the contrary, it may offer some protection, new research suggests. Among 130,152 representative US adults, ...

Utah legalized medical psychedelics in 2024, but the program has since stalled. This year’s bill looks to jumpstart research with a focus on veterans.

Georgia lawmakers declined to tighten regulations for clinics that administer Ketamine and other drugs used for psychedelic therapy, but the debate is not over yet.