A psychedelic state arises from desynchronized brain activity

• 成果类型: Editorial Material
• 署名作者: Petridis, Petros D.
• 刊物名称: Nature
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0028-6715
• DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-02154-6
• 发表日期: 2024-07-17
• 页码: 32-33
• 关键词: life-threatening cancer; DEPRESSION; ANXIETY

摘要

After a person takes the psychedelic compound psilocybin, some of their brain networks dissolve - especially the one involved in the perception of self, space and time. Changes to the connections to this network can last for weeks. Psilocybin induces profound changes in brain connectivity.