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How Psilocybin Can Rewire Our Brain, Its Therapeutic Benefits & Its Risks

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The Neuroplasticity of Psilocybin

It's very important to understand that psilocybin and the journey, while important, are not really what all of this is about. It's really about neuroplasticity. There are lots of different types or processes involved with neuroplasticy. For instance, brain networks, behavior, thinking, emotion, et cetera can change. Because of the addition of new neurons, that's referred to as neurogenesis. But for the most part, neuroscientists don't really believe that your neocortex, your striatum, your cerebellum has that much neurogenesis that's related to learning and memory in adult humans.

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