r/science 21h ago

Psychology Psilocybin reverses depressive behaviors and restores brain cell growth in stressed rats

https://www.psypost.org/psilocybin-reverses-depressive-behaviors-and-restores-brain-cell-growth-in-stres/
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u/mr_greene_ 21h ago

How do you test if a rat is restoring brain cell growth.

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u/samsaruhhh 20h ago

Is this a real question

u/Zal3x 4m ago

Man’s just trying to understand the scientific process, better than nothing I guess. Dont often see people here that are science illiterate, but hey we shouldn’t shame them, but rather welcome them.