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The acute effects of classic psychedelics on memory in humans

C. J. Healy
Psychopharmacology Summary & key facts 2021 91 citations

This 2021 review of human studies found that classic psychedelics (for example psilocybin, LSD, ayahuasca) tend to reduce performance on standard memory tests in a dose-dependent way: low doses usually showed no impairment and higher doses caused more impairment. At the same time, these drugs often made autobiographical memories feel…

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