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Psychedelics and Non-Hallucinogenic Analogs Work Through the Same Receptor, Up to a Point


In new research led by the University of California, Davis, researchers found that non-hallucinogenic versions of psychedelic drugs promote neuroplasticity through the same biochemical pathway as psychedelics. However, unlike psychedelics, they don’t activate genes long thought to be key players in that process.

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