A new study suggests that the long-term antidepressant effects of psychedelics may be driven by persistent changes in how ...

People in a new study who took psilocybin often experienced headache, nausea, anxiety, dizziness and elevated blood pressure -- side effects similar to those seen with regular antidepressants. Photo ...

For years, people from CEOs to novelists have taken tiny amounts of psychedelics to support well-being. New research shows ...

Many species of fungus across the world produce psilocybin, a chemical with psychedelic effects in humans, but its ...

"Magic" mushrooms achieve their psychedelic effects by temporarily scrambling a brain network involved in introspective thinking like daydreaming and remembering, a new study reports. Brain scans of ...

Certain mushrooms are known for being hallucinogenic, but this fungus actually makes you see people. What's more, scientists don't really understand why.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Magic mushrooms (Psilocybe cubensis). “We found no evidence of mushroom compounds of any kind, coming from any species,” says the ...

Many people with tough-to-treat depression may be trying psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, as an alternative to antidepressants. Thinking that it's a "natural" drug, folks might ...