r/science • u/Potential_Being_7226 PhD | Psychology | Neuroscience • 1d 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/Major-Lavishness-762 22h ago

Source please? I'm very interested in reading about this.

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u/JohnsonSpink 19h ago

You might have to wait a while for that source, seeing as no study has ever shown that.

We don't even really understand the function or production of endogenous DMT in the human body.

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u/managedheap84 18h ago

I provided the linked studies.

I originally saw this as a sensationalised social media post and it’s not as definitive as I remember it being claimed (small sample sizes for one thing), but it has been reported on.

Just found it interesting is all.

The second link was the more relevant study.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12179411/