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Stories about: psilocybin

How the Brain Responds to Magic Mushrooms A group of scientists at the University of Bristol says that a series of new brain-imaging studies they conducted reveals the effects that the active chemical in magic mushrooms – psilocybin – has on the human brain. In order to figure out how this psychedelic drug works, the team asked a number of test... 24 January 2012 10:15 GMT Magic Mushrooms Eases Anxiety in Terminal Cancer Patients In a new scientific study, it was revealed that patients in the last, terminal stages of cancer exhibit reduced levels of anxiety after they are administered the hallucinogen usually found in “magic mushrooms.” These drugs are known for making users experience various forms of illusions, and researchers m... 8 September 2010 10:56 GMT