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Chinese "mushroom of immortality" genome mapped

Chinese "mushroom of immortality" genome mapped | Science News | Scoop.it
A medical mushroom has joined the modern age, now among the ranks of gene-mapped organisms.
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Magic Mushrooms Trip Up Brain Activity

Magic Mushrooms Trip Up Brain Activity | Science News | Scoop.it
The active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms decreases brain activity, possibly explaining the vivid, mind-bending effects of the drug, a new study finds.
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Magic Mushrooms Inspire Openness | IdeaFeed | Big Think

Magic Mushrooms Inspire Openness | IdeaFeed | Big Think | Science News | Scoop.it

The study, party funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, may lend more legitimacy to the idea, long held by the counter culture, that hallucinogenic drugs may be useful as part of a therapeutic psychological treatment.

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Do Psychedelics Expand the Mind by Reducing Brain Activity?

Do Psychedelics Expand the Mind by Reducing Brain Activity? | Science News | Scoop.it

New evidence suggests drugs like LSD open the doors of perception by inhibiting parts of the brain

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[VIDEO] Magic Mushroom Medicine

Psychedelic mushrooms are an unlikely friend in the battle against incredibly painful cluster headaches.

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