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Psilocybin and hypothalamic blood flow


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Spotted this on Reddit at www.reddit.com/r/clusterheads/

Magic mushrooms' effects illuminated in brain imaging studies

January 24, 2012

Source:Imperial College London

Brain scans of people under the influence of the psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, have given scientists the most detailed picture to date of how psychedelic drugs work. The findings of two studies being published in scientific journals this week identify areas of the brain where activity is suppressed by psilocybin and suggest that it helps people to experience memories more vividly.

... Similarly, psilocybin reduced blood flow in the hypothalamus, where blood flow is increased during cluster headaches, perhaps explaining why some sufferers have said symptoms improved under psilocybin...

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120123152043.htm

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