04. Therapeutic Uses of Psychedelics: The Essentials
Key Points
- Psychedelics stimulate 5-HT2A receptors in the human brain
- This can produce profound changes in perceptions and sense of self with positive benefits on mood and wellbeing
- In the 1950s and 1960s psychedelics were tested in many studies as treatments for addiction and anxiety and mood disorders with considerable success
- These drugs were banned, since then very little research has occurred
- Recent brain imaging research with psychedelics has revealed they produce profound alterations in brain activity
- They allow more flexible and wide-ranging interactions (increased connectivity ) to occur
- This breakdown of ongoing routines probably explains how psychedelics can disrupt maladaptive brain processes such as depression, addiction, and OCD
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