The psychedelic DOI reduces anxiety by targeting specific neurons in the ventral hippocampus, offering a path to new ...

A classic psychedelic, similar to LSD, psilocybin and mescalin, was found to activate a cell type in the brain that silences ...

A classic psychedelic was found to activate a cell type in the brain that silences other neighboring neurons, a result that ...

That part is the ventral hippocampus, a region of the brain involved in learning, memory and navigation. “Human beings have been using psychedelics long before we even knew the definition of diseases ...

The findings show the psychedelic DOI (2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine) lessened anxiety in mice and rats while activating ...

New research has pinpointed the specific brain region and neuron type responsible for reducing anxiety using the psychedelic ...

This activation of the fast-spiking interneurons resulted in the silencing of other nearby cells in the ventral hippocampus, resulting in a reduction in anxiety. This could help to pave the way to ...

The findings show the psychedelic DOI (2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine) lessened anxiety in mice and rats while activating the ventral hippocampus and so-called fast-spiking interneurons there.