How a magic mushroom compound rewires the brain to relieve depression

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Turns out, there's a science to the trip. 🍄

Psilocybin, the hallucinogenic substance found in"magic mushrooms," has the ability to link regions of the brain that are more separated in people with depression and make them less stuck in negative thinking patterns.

The study discovered that after two doses of psilocybin, certain regions of depressed people's brains became more interconnected and flexible, and that these changes lasted up to three weeks following treatment.

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