Study suggests psychedelic drug-induced hyperconnectivity in the brain helps clarify altered subjective experiences

After psilocybin administration, there was an overall cerebral tendency to show more re-occurrence of a functional hyper-connectivity pattern. Credit: Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.04.001 A recent study shows that the use of psilocybin, a compound found in the widely known “magic mushrooms,” initiates a pattern of hyperconnectivity in the brain linked to the ego-modifying effects and feelings of oceanic boundlessness. The findings, appearing in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, help explain the so-called mystical experiences people report during the use of psychedelics and are pertinent Read More