Psilocybin & Neuroplasticity: An AI Research Overview
An AI-generated audio deep-dive into emerging research on psilocybin's role in promoting structural and functional neuroplasticity — including synaptogenesis, default mode network disruption, and what brain imaging studies reveal about lasting therapeutic effects.
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Citations in APA 7 format. All studies were sourced from peer-reviewed journals via Google Scholar. Unfamiliar terms? See the plain-language glossary →
Shao, L. X., Liao, C., Bhatt, D. L., & Bhatt, D. (2021). Psilocybin induces rapid and persistent growth of dendritic spines in frontal cortex in vivo. Neuron, 109(16), 2535–2544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.06.008
In mice, a single dose of psilocybin quickly grew new connections between brain cells and undid stress-related damage — a strong clue to how it may work, though not yet shown this way in people.
Carhart-Harris, R. L., Roseman, L., Bolstridge, M., Demetriou, L., Pannekoek, J. N., Wall, M. B., Tanner, M., Kaelen, M., McGonigle, J., Murphy, K., Leech, R., Curran, H. V., & Nutt, D. J. (2017). Psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression: fMRI-measured brain mechanisms. Scientific Reports, 7, 13187. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13282-7
Brain scans of 20 people with hard-to-treat depression showed psilocybin therapy calmed an overactive 'self-focus' network and increased emotional response — changes that tracked with feeling less depressed.
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