Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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5 papers

Psychedelics reopen the social reward learning critical period

Romain Nardou, Edward J. Sawyer, Young Jun Song, M. F. Wilkinson, Yasmin Padovan‐Hernandez, Júnia L. de Deus, et al.
Nature Summary & key facts 2023 303 citations

Researchers gave different psychedelic drugs to mice and found the drugs could reopen a window of brain plasticity used for learning social rewards. This reopened window went along with changes in a social hormone system in a key reward area of the brain and with changes in genes that control…

Chemical synthesis and alkaloids Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Psychedelics and Drug Studies Psilocybin

Cannabinoids in health and disease

Natalya M. Kogan, Raphael Mechoulam

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Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

From psychiatry to neurology: Psychedelics as prospective therapeutics for neurodegenerative disorders

Urszula Kozłowska, Charles D. Nichols, Kalina Wiatr, Maciej Figiel
Journal of Neurochemistry Summary & key facts 2021 71 citations

This review looks at research on psychedelic drugs, especially psilocybin. It says recent human studies show a single dose can give lasting relief from severe depression, and regulators have given two late-stage psilocybin trials special 'Breakthrough Therapy' status. The paper also pulls together lab and animal studies that suggest psychedelics…

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Psychedelics and Drug Studies Tryptophan and brain disorders Psilocybin

Therapeutic mechanisms of psychedelics and entactogens

Boris D. Heifets, David E. Olson
Neuropsychopharmacology Summary & key facts 2023 59 citations

This paper reviews human and animal research on so-called psychedelics (like psilocybin and LSD) and entactogens (mainly MDMA). The authors say these drugs can produce fast improvements in mental health that sometimes last for months or longer. But we do not yet understand exactly how they work. Human studies point…

Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Psychedelics and Drug Studies Ketamine LSD

Cannabidiol and brain function: current knowledge and future perspectives

Moniek Schouten, Sebastiaan Dalle, Dante Mantini, Katrien Koppo
Frontiers in Pharmacology Summary & key facts 2024 34 citations

Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non‑intoxicating chemical from cannabis that affects brain signaling. It is used in one FDA‑approved medicine (Epidiolex) for some severe seizure disorders. Research suggests CBD may help with seizures, psychosis, anxiety, pain, inflammation, sleep, and some brain disorders, but the evidence is still incomplete. CBD taken by…

Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Sleep and Wakefulness Research
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