When "magic mushrooms," or mushrooms containing psilocybin, are consumed, it creates an experience in which time, space, and sense of self feel altered. A psychedelic trip causes brain activity to ...

Researchers found that psilocybin, from psychedelic mushrooms, extended cell lifespan and helped aging mice live longer and ...

FLICKR, BHUMIKA B. Psilocybin, the psychedelic component of certain mushroom species that continues to be investigated for its use in treating anxiety and depression, elicits brain activity ...

Psilocybin is a hallucinogenic substance in certain types of mushrooms, commonly referred to as 'magic mushrooms.' Learn more about psilocybin here.

A file photo of an eye under the influence of psychedelic drugs, and magic mushrooms (inset). Scientists have discovered how psilocybin affects the brain.

A compound found in psychedelic mushrooms may have antiaging properties. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found ...

Busting stigma is no small task, especially when it involves convincing the public that a psychedelic drug might one day be ...

A compound found in psychedelic mushrooms may have antiaging properties. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found ...

DENVER — As states like Colorado relax the rules on psilocybin, or magic mushrooms, more people are giving a trip a try. A new study from researchers at Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety ...

One such strategy is to “consider psilocybin-assisted therapy,” referring to the compound found in psychedelic mushrooms. She details her thinking on the subject in a 750-word passage.

Coloradans voted in favor of decriminalizing psilocybin and psilocin, two psychoactive compounds found in “magic mushrooms.” ...

DENVER — As states like Colorado relax the rules on psilocybin, or magic mushrooms, more people are giving a trip a try. A new study from researchers at Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety ...