Psychedelics

Psychedelic art (also known as psychedelia) is art, graphics or visual displays related to or inspired by psychedelic experiences and hallucinations known to follow the ingestion of psychedelic drugs such as LSD, psilocybin, and DMT. The word "psychedelic" (coined by British psychologist Humphry Osmond) means "mind manifesting".

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Americans are increasingly open to using psychedelics for medical reasons

A 2026 mega-analysis in Nature Medicine mapped how DMT and other psychedelics rewire brain connectivity across 500+ brain scans. Now a research team from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine wants to find out if your brain's own DMT production does the same thing at a lower level

TBI survivors turn to psychedelics for symptom relief

Cannabis microdosing more common than psychedelics among US adults, national survey finds - EurekAlert!

TBI survivors turn to psychedelics for symptom relief - EurekAlert!

RFK, Jr., puts psychedelics on fast track to FDA review and approval

US speeds research into mind-altering drugs — including mysterious 'ibogaine'. Some researchers are delighted at an executive order to streamline investigations of psychedelics but also warn that caution is needed.

Trump’s order on psychedelics could have far-reaching science consequences

Scientists Found a Common Brain 'Fingerprint' Across 5 Psychedelics

Largest-ever study of psychedelics could help advance their use in treating mental health disorders - EurekAlert!

How Psychedelics Affect the Brain

Trippy tobacco? Plants engineered to make five psychedelics at once

Psychedelics may be no better than antidepressants for depression

Scientists Discover How Psychedelics Make The Brain 'Dream' While Awake

Treatment with Psychedelics May Provide a Missing Link Towards Long-Term PTSD Recovery | "Enhancing myelination might be a viable strategy to augment or sustain the therapeutic effects of psychedelic-assisted treatments for PTSD and related disorders."

Digital twins allow virtual clinical trials of psychedelics for disorders of consciousness

Scientists Discover How Psychedelics Turn Memory Into Hallucinations

Psychedelics may work by shutting down reality and unlocking memory

New Brain Drugs Mimic Psychedelics Without the Hallucinations

Researchers developed a new method that uses light to transform amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, into molecules that are similar in structure to psychedelics and mimic their action the brain. The research opens a new pathway for drug discovery to treat a host of brain disorders