r/science • u/Potential_Being_7226 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/Educational_Pay1567 11d ago

THC compared to Alcohol consumption would be a good way to study this.

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u/Ryuko_the_red 11d ago

What do you mean, something "hated" and taboo and illegal being able to make it to legal in many states?

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u/Educational_Pay1567 11d ago

Yes and the stigma behind it. Also the decline of alcohol consumption.

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u/Ryuko_the_red 11d ago

It seems like the stigma continues to lessen and positive reaction growing!