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Magic mushrooms are in the midst of a brand makeover, thanks to scientists who are constantly finding ways they can be used to treat mental illness. But the latest discovery about the drug, published Friday in Scientific Reports, shows it has capabilities that, to patients suffering from the most serious forms of depression, may seem a bit magical indeed. They report that psilocybin, the active ingredient in the hallucinogenic fungus, “resets” the parts of the brain involved in depression.
https://www.inverse.com/article/37400-magic-mushrooms-psilocybin-reset-depression
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-13282-7
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