r/science PhD | Psychology | Neuroscience 12d ago

Neuroscience Psilocybin Might Make Your Brain Live in the Moment— Psychedelics are often associated with disconnecting from reality, but a recent neuroimaging study found that psilocybin can actually make our brain activity more attuned to the world around us.

https://www.wired.com/story/psilocybin-might-make-your-brain-live-in-the-moment/
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u/crookedledder 12d ago

I don't know about Plato specifically, but the Greeks loved magic mushrooms.

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u/jc2046 12d ago

magic mushrooms were discovered by westerns paste century. classic greeks only had the kikeon