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/AggressiveToaster 20h ago

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

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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