These findings reinforce the crucial role of this serotonin receptor in LSD's effects, particularly its modulation of ...

told Wired magazine it's "quite possible" that microdoses of LSD could activate the brain's dopamine pathways to produce a stimulant effect. But what really happens with a microdose — or several ...

According to the "entropic brain hypothesis," psychedelics ... all the trials found only the 26-microgram dose of LSD had a ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Neuroscientists have released the first-ever images of the brain on LSD. Produced by Emmanuel Ocbazghi. Original reporting by Jessica Orwig. Follow BI Video ...

The doctor explained that the effects of LSD are not felt until after the drug has left the brain. One hypothesis is that LSD sets off an unidentified chemical reaction in the brain which may ...

Five years after he created LSD in a lab on this day in 1938, Albert Hofmann accidentally underwent the first acid trip in ...

LSD was first synthesized by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann in 1938, working for Sandoz Pharmaceuticals (now part of Novartis) in Basel, Switzerland. He discovered its powerful psychoactive effects ...

"LSD cures alcoholism accelerates learning, and may be helpful in treating all forms of mental illness," he said. But because of possible harmful side-effects of the drug, he advised development ...

For example, a 2024 review comparing microdoses of LSD against a placebo ... makes people report better brain function on dosing days, but these effects do not carry over to other days when ...

Work on so-called "brain warfare" or developing pharmacological ... Dubbed Project MK-Ultra, the CIA examined the effects of psychoactive drugs like LSD on human subjects — often without their ...