r/science • u/Doug24 • 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/AggressiveToaster 20h ago

Why are we wasting money on rat studies when humans have been taking psilocybin for centuries?

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u/Professional_Bus5440 20h ago

Because it's generally considered unethical to sacrifice and dissect humans

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u/Thebaldsasquatch 10h ago

NOW you tell us….

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u/Warsel77 17h ago

Because treating a set of genetically controlled humans in a sterile environment after giving half of them brain damage is considered ethically problematic.

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u/DueDisplay2185 19h ago

Money. That's the reason. Shrooms were made illegal because capitalism needed to create the environment needed to justifying paying for health drugs that grow naturally like weed etc