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NOVA | How Psychedelics Change the Brain

Psychedelics might interact with the brain by turning off the brain’s default mode network and affecting a thin sheet of gray matter called the claustrum. This could shake up communication between different regions of the brain.

2022-10-21 19:00:00 - Nova PBS

Hallucinogenic drugs, popularly called psychedelics, have been used by human societies for thousands of years.


Today, scientists are taking a second look at many of these mind-altering substances–both natural and synthetic–and discovering that they can have profoundly positive clinical impacts, helping patients struggling with a range of afflictions from addiction to depression and PTSD.

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