r/science Professor | Medicine Oct 09 '24

Neuroscience 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/daynomate Oct 09 '24

Anyone else wondering htf you tell if a rat is optimistic or not? :p

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u/nothingrhyme Oct 09 '24

They open up kitchens in France and show a young chef the meaning of love and hard work with the expense of food safety