tommyd Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 From Nature: Psychedelic chemical subdues brain activity Magic mushrooms' active ingredient constrains control centres. Mo Costandi 23 January 2012 Far from expanding your mind, the hallucinogenic chemical found in magic mushrooms induces widespread decreases in brain activity, researchers report today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.... ...The researchers also observed reduced blood flow to the hypothalamus, and suggest that this explains anecdotal reports that psychedelics alleviate symptoms of cluster headaches, which are associated with increased hypothalamic activity. However, Nutt’s findings conflict with those of other studies. “We have completed a number of similar studies and we always saw an activation of these same areas,” says Franz Vollenweider at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. “We gave the drug orally and waited an hour, but they administered it intravenously just before the scans, so one explanation is that the effects were not that strong.” The rest at: http://www.nature.com/news/psychedelic-chemical-subdues-brain-activity-1.9878 Also a story in the in the Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/sns-rt-us-brain-magic-mushroomstre80m20b-20120123,0,1763641.story And in EurekAlert: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-01/icl-mme012312.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump BeefKnob Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Very interesting! Thanks for posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shocked Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 See here - shocked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoxieGirl Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 It's fantastic that Professor Nutt's research is getting around the world and making news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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