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Magic Mushrooms Expand the Mind by Dampening Brain Activity

By Maia Szalavitz — 2012

A new brain-scan study helps explain how psilocybin works—and why it holds promise as a treatment for depression, addiction and post-traumatic stress.

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Scientists Look At The Strange "Half-Dead" State Of Meditating Buddhist Monks

In Tibetan Buddhism, there’s a mystical concept known as “thukdam” or “tukdam,” in which an experienced meditator can slip into a state of mind said to be accessible at the time of death.

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Tom Hale
2021
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A Dose of a Hallucinogen from a ‘Magic Mushroom,’ and then Lasting Peace

Two studies used psilocybin to see if the drug could reduce depression and anxiety in cancer patients. The results were striking.

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Jan Hoffman
2016
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The Legal and Illegal Ways People Are Turning to Psychedelics as the Drug Regulator Rejects Reclassification Bid

In Melbourne's St Vincent's Hospital, down the hall from the cancer day unit, there's an unassuming room known simply as "The Retreat". This is where a select few volunteers are offered a unique opportunity: to confront their deepest fears under a heavy dose of a psychedelic.

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Geoff Thompson and Benjamin Sveen
2021
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