The largest analysis of psychedelic brain imaging to date offers a clearer picture of how psychedelic drugs affect the brain.

Research has suggested psychedelics may help with depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. “It helps shift the ...

Scientists looked at a wide range of brain scans to determine how consciousness gets so trippy on mind-altering drugs.

Hundreds of scans hint at how substances such as psilocybin, LSD and ayahuasca alter connections between key areas of the ...

An analysis of hundreds of images from several studies shows how hallucinogenic drugs drive activity in various regions of ...

Psychedelic drugs are being investigated as scientific and clinical tools, but the brain mechanisms behind their effects remain unclear. Earlier brain imaging studies in small cohorts from single ...

Researchers combined 11 international resting-state fMRI datasets to map how psychedelic drugs reshape brain connectivity ...

Scientists have demonstrated, for the first time, that several psychedelic drugs – including psilocybin, LSD, mescaline, DMT and ayahuasca – produce a common pattern of brain activity despite their ...

For people with an addiction, craving—the strong desire for a substance—can affect their decision-making, new research shows.

The impact of addiction on the brain is both catastrophic and comprehensive. When the brain is damaged by an addicting chemical, its executive functions—including judgment, decision making, and ...

Why does stress trigger drinking? A new study identifies a direct brain circuit between stress centers and habit-forming regions.

Add another downside of lighting up to the list. The risks of smoking are well-documented, from the fact that a single ...