How Magic Mushrooms Change Your Brain

Psilocybin is a chemical found in magic mushrooms that causes the user to experience a sensory overload of saturated colors and patterns. Recent research has found that this effect happens because the brain becomes “hyperconnected” and allows for increased communication between different regions. It is hoped that this ability can be manipulated in order to…

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Magic Mushrooms Help Smokers Kick Habit in Small Study Just two or three experiences with the hallucinogenic drug known as magic mushrooms helped a dozen long-term smokers quit, succeeding in a study where numerous other approaches failed. The volunteers took a pill containing psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, as part of a cognitive…