Re:Psilocybin repairs 'brains cells damaged by depression' i...
by galaxyLogic on Thursday July 08, 2021 @02:02AM
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Not magical not romantic but yes mysterious. Or at least interesting.
The question is why do psychedelic drugs hit our brains in the peculiar way they do, which also has a therapeutic effect.
First why do they cause the experience that they do, and secondly why is that experience therapeutic? I think these are interesting questions without clear answers as of yet.
It has been speculated that mushrooms caused religion. Religion is spread all over the world so there must be something "fit" about it. It is as if mushrooms and human societies are in some kind of symbiotic relationship.
The question is why do psychedelic drugs hit our brains in the peculiar way they do, which also has a therapeutic effect.
First why do they cause the experience that they do, and secondly why is that experience therapeutic? I think these are interesting questions without clear answers as of yet.
It has been speculated that mushrooms caused religion. Religion is spread all over the world so there must be something "fit" about it. It is as if mushrooms and human societies are in some kind of symbiotic relationship.