Psychedelics and Related Plasticity-Promoting Neurotherapeutics
Cortical atrophy underlies a wide variety of brain diseases including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance use disorder. Recently, our group discovered that psychedelics and related molecules, such as DMT, LSD, and MDMA, rapidly promote the growth of cortical neurons, providing a potential explanation for their long-lasting therapeutic effects after a single dose. However, these first-generation compounds suffer from one or more issues that limit their...
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