Taking a drug such as Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) has been known to cause hallucinations or a heightened sense of self. Modern brain scans have recently revealed a visual showing the effects of ...

While dosing is the most significant determinant, other psychological and pharmacological factors also play a critical role. A positive mood before drug intake was strongly linked to elevated ratings ...

About half of people with generalised anxiety disorder don’t respond to common treatments with antidepressants – but psychedelics may offer relief ...

Enter LSD. The psychedelic is thought to trigger its mind-altering effects — such as visual hallucinations and a feeling of being high — in part by enabling communication between brain cells that ...

A team of Indian scientists, led by Professor Utpal Tatu from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has made significant strides in unravelling the genetic composition of the virus responsible for ...

The main aim was to find the optimal dose of the drug, which can cause intense visual ... effective LSD dose — 100 micrograms — continued to show benefits and nearly 50 per cent were deemed to be in ...