Key Takeaways •Losing your belief in God is a profound psychological loss that often mirrors the grief of losing a lifelong parent or friend. •Research indicates that religiousness and spirituality are deeply intertwined with emotion regulation, making the loss of these coping mechanisms particularly destabilizing...
Key Takeaways •A new study shows that young adults who use psychedelics now and then have more flexible brains. •This means they are better at changing how they think and solving new problems. •The study looked at classic psychedelics like magic mushrooms and LSD. •This...
Key Takeaways •A new review of six big studies shows magic mushrooms can help treat deep sadness. •The drug works better than a fake pill, but only when given at a full dose. •Small doses, or microdoses, did not show the same strong benefits. •This...
Key Takeaways •Magic mushrooms change how your brain waves work, and the size of this change matches how strong the trip feels. •Your normal brain state before a session might predict how you will react. •These brain changes help explain why people feel deep healing...