r/depressionregimens • u/MarcoFurioCamillo • Oct 09 '24

Giving psilocybin, the psychedelic in magic mushrooms, to rats made them more optimistic in the longer term, suggesting that the psychedelic substance could have great potential in treating a core symptom of depression in humans.

https://newatlas.com/medical/psilocybin-optimism-depression/
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u/RobotToaster44 Oct 09 '24

How do you know if a rat is optimistic?

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u/Active_Evidence_5448 Oct 10 '24

Researchers asked the rats if they were optimistic and the rats said they were.