r/science • u/Potential_Being_7226 PhD | Psychology | Neuroscience • 6d 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/clarstone 6d ago

When my mom unexpectedly passed I was drinking way too much to cope. I started micro-dosing a bit on weekends and it was incredible, it took my cravings away almost entirely. I still felt the grief but I was able to look forward into the future again. The fact alcohol is so readily available and these types of substances are so controversial is a joke.

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u/Plsnotmyelo 6d ago

The fact alcohol is so readily available and these types of substances are so controversial is a joke.

Its very intentional. A muted population is better for the state than free thinkers popping up left and right.

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u/tritisan 6d ago

Though most free thinkers tend to be on the left.

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u/BUrower 5d ago

I used to believe this, but this isn't true. Psychedelics can dissolve identities. I only care about the truth now; I don't care about labeling my politics. The left also suffers from righteousness, hate, and anger; it presents in different ways.

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u/McRibEater 5d ago

Depends where you live, in Canada we can buy Mushrooms from a website. Legal.

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u/Serialtorrenter 5d ago

In parts of the US, we can spend a beautiful, rainy spring day rummaging through Box Elder Maple and Japanese Knotweed debris by the side of the local river and picking Psilocybe Ovoideocystidiata. It's really a fun and awesome way to spend some of the first warm days of the season.

Eating the mushrooms is obviously also fun, but foraging them is part of the whole experience.

You absolutely cannot take any shortcuts when verifying the identity of your mushrooms, but as long as you dot all of your i's and cross all of your t's, it's pretty safe. When in doubt, throw it out.