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How Psilocybin Can Rewire Our Brain, Its Therapeutic Benefits & Its Risks
Huberman Lab
The Effects of Psilocybin on the Brain
When psilocybin is present in the system and when serotonin 2A receptors are activated very strongly, there's a tremendous broadening of the flow of information up and through the thalamus. So not only is there more communication of so-called higher-order brain centers, we refer to them as higher order because they're involved in thinking and decision making and emotion, et cetera, but there's also a shift in the flow of sensory information into the brain that can generally be described as broader including more blending of the different senses. And this without question, at least partially explains why when under the influence of psilocy bin, one's breathing can be linked to a
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