OPIOID ADDICTION
Innovative trial will use psilocybin to target relapse in opioid addiction
Imperial researchers will explore the potential for psilocybin therapy in drug recovery as part of a landmark trial.
Stories tagged with 'Psychedelic research'
Psychedelic experiences
Psychedelic experiences linked with improved sexual function
Magic mushrooms, LSD and other psychoactive compounds may help to improve sexual function for months after the psychedelic experience.
Free your mind
Psychedelic therapy may help break the chains of gambling addiction
Researchers at Imperial’s Centre for Psychedelic Research are using brain imaging to understand addictions and devise new approaches to treating them.
News in Brief
Bendy X-rays and DMT infusions: News from Imperial
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
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Break the sound barrier
Podcast: Supersonic flight, toxic pet treatments, and fighting TB with maths
In this edition: The future of supersonic flight, how toxic flea and tick products are reaching the environment, and how maths can help eradicate TB.
Psychedelic experience
Advanced brain imaging study hints at how DMT alters perception of reality
Scientists have gleaned new insights into how psychedelics alter conscious experience via their action on brain activity.
Amazing science
6 amazing scientific achievements at Imperial in 2022
From exploring magic mushrooms to answering COVID-19 questions, here are some of Imperial’s biggest findings this year:
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Audio delights
Podcast: Making malaria history, psychedelics for depression and a new diet
In this edition: We discover what it will take to eradicate malaria, how psychedelics affect the depressed brain, and how a new diet can keep us full.
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Psychedelic treatment
Magic mushroom compound increases brain connectivity in people with depression
Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, helps to “open up” depressed people’s brains, even weeks after use, a study has found.
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Christmas podding
Podcast: Women’s hearts, psychedelic worldviews, and nanotechnology for children
In this edition: Differences between men’s and women’s hearts, how psychedelics can change our worldview, and introducing children to nanotechnology.
