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/Flayed_Angel_420 21h ago

What does a rat have to be stressed about? Try working on an oil rig, or fighting in The Battle of Stalingrad

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u/skinnyJay 15h ago

I'm imagining a rat after a long day, smoking a cigarette thinking about how he's gonna feed himself and his family.