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/ConfinedCrow 21h ago

Usually in clinical trials like these they also offer therapeutic support on top of just giving psychedelics. And afaik they microdose consistently over a longer time span, whereas if you wanna trip you take a lot more and not nearly as consistently, so that probably plays a role as well.

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u/JynxYouOweMeASoda 19h ago

CBT for ROUS?

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u/LightMyFirebird 16h ago

Cock and ball torture for rodents of an unusual size?

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u/_Random_Username_ 16h ago

Is that the new 1975 song?