{"id":430148,"date":"2022-04-12T01:08:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T22:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/first-evidence-magic-mushrooms-might-be-better-than-anti-depressants\/"},"modified":"2022-04-12T01:08:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T22:08:10","slug":"first-evidence-magic-mushrooms-might-be-better-than-anti-depressants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/first-evidence-magic-mushrooms-might-be-better-than-anti-depressants\/","title":{"rendered":"#First evidence &#8216;magic&#8217; mushrooms might be better than anti-depressants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41436948337\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41436948337\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/first-evidence-magic-mushrooms-might-be-better-than-anti-depressants\/#%E2%80%9CFirst_evidence_%E2%80%98magic_mushrooms_might_be_better_than_anti-depressants%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;First evidence &#8216;magic&#8217; mushrooms might be better than anti-depressants&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFirst_evidence_%E2%80%98magic_mushrooms_might_be_better_than_anti-depressants%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;First evidence &#8216;magic&#8217; mushrooms might be better than anti-depressants&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Psilocybin-mushrooms-depression-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>They say money doesn\u2019t grow on trees but perhaps <em>magic <\/em>does.<\/p>\n<p>Magic mushrooms have a \u201cliberating effect\u201d on the depressed mind, according to new research published <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41591-022-01744-z\">in the journal Nature Medicine<\/a> Monday, which considers how the psychedelic compound psilocybin improves mood compared to traditional drugs, and why it seems to work so much better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the first time we find that psilocybin works differently from conventional antidepressants \u2014 making the brain more flexible and fluid, and less entrenched in the negative thinking patterns associated with depression,\u201d said Dr. David Nutt, head of London\u2019s Imperial Centre for Psychedelic Research <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/949158\">in a statement<\/a> to the American Association for the Advancement of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a> (AAAS). <\/p>\n<p>Head scans from several dozen volunteers with depression showed that psilocybin, as opposed to a traditional antidepressant \u2014 Lexapro, in this case \u2014 had more effectively broken communication in regions of the brain associated with depression, while increasing the number of new neural connections in underused areas.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>In other words, the brain found ways to reroute itself away from bad thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn previous studies we had seen a similar effect in the brain when people were scanned whilst on a psychedelic, but here we\u2019re seeing it weeks after treatment for depression,\u201d said senior author, Robin Carhart-Harris, Ph.D., the former head of Imperials who now directs the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUc5LV6xmdjlu4kjOmPya1BBNWgCSFrmapx50Dp5Vwi9y79HedMZU-2B6BcrYQNXRV0kQ-3D-3DNfw4_-2B8U3saH9uHKGZR0jGbnM48xs9UKOGr0-2Bs51-2Byf3OYxWbALGeyg62AFeErK6qQy2Zg3SWdKNIQd90HGY7deh4qSTwEwRJz9grjEztoSQB124NBGw18zQNWQYBUhusWkvKDmOiyAD8kssD8TLxklF3ttL-2FNU7oiFJo-2BdZmvFAThrzku5Plujt-2Bx1VDtUMkkSa6I1R8ZGNKfU-2FoMAT5iB5zkll5NpxmyW6yRhLo4uofTnN3qotllzM0kw3ogQbqe59540NLWgwlF1jVnBQNFwZbBVQsss-2Bymg-2BfeJ4l7ZXtK9IQo4m4Mn1cdyMVCMRmG6LG45EcaCXBzOpxsYPwmPBM-2F3ICIW-2BBLhLwRyJyCviBScY-3D__;!!LQC6Cpwp!6VjNgc6Ka4L4qUM6SMDUdghS144vfH4p9kq_c7ZZYo0H4bam_to6fLQ1gl4e-KigaQ8SRA$\">Neuroscape Psychedelics Division<\/a>\u00a0at University of California, San Francisco. <\/p>\n<p>Half of trial patients suffered from drug-resistant depression, and knew they would receive psilocybin as an alternative. The other half of the pool, who were less severely depressed, were unaware of whether they\u2019d receive psilocybin or the placebo Lexapro.<\/p>\n<p>After treatment, which included talk therapy, scientists also reported that participants were open and less \u201cemotionally avoidant,\u201d and also saw improvements in their cognitive function. The beneficial effects of psilocybin lasted until the study ended, three weeks after a second psilocybin dose. The same couldn\u2019t be said for Lexapro.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>These observations coupled with their fMRI scans suggests that the humble fungus could offer a novel pathway for those struggling to break free from depression. <\/p>\n<p>Carhart-Harris hopes to do more research to discover how long the positive changes last. \u201cWe do know that some people relapse, and it may be that after a while their brains revert to the rigid patterns of activity we see in depression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their findings could have implications on the whole mental health field. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne exciting implication of our findings is that we have discovered a fundamental mechanism via which psychedelic therapy works not just for depression, but other mental illnesses, such as anorexia or addiction,\u201d added Carhart-Harris. \u201cWe now need to test if this is the case, and if it is, then we have found something important.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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