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.