Psilocybin spurs rapid growth of new nerve connections in mice.
Psychedelic spurs growth of neural connections lost in depression.
Active compound from edible mushrooms boosts nerve growth and enhances memory.
"When someone's on psilocybin, we see an overall increase in connectivity between areas of the brain that don't normally communicate well...Researchers say psychedelic drugs actually help neurons in the brain sprout new dendrites"
Jim Harris Was Paralyzed. Then He Ate Magic Mushrooms.
"on hallucinogens... something surprising happened to Harris that night. He...discovered that he could pick up his right foot and pull it back toward his butt. He tapped his right hamstring with a finger and the muscle contracted—a muscle that had been completely unresponsive since his injury, even in the low-gravity environment of a pool, despite eight months of physical therapy."
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