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

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Understanding Serotonin Receptor Expression and Pyramidal Neurons in the Brain

Much of the serotonin to a receptors that are present on neurons in the brain are present in those apical dendrites, those branches of these pyramidal neurons that are above and that extend out to the side of those neurons./nWhen somebody is under the influence of psilocybin, that means that psilocin has bound to the receptors on those apical dendrites and it's increasing lateral communication across brain areas./nOne of the most well-documented effects of psilocybin and other psychedelics is a shift from the brain being more modular.

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