Models of psychedelic drug action: modulation of cortical-subcortical circuits

MK Doss, MB Madden, A Gaddis, MB Nebel… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Classic psychedelic drugs such as psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) have
recaptured the imagination of both science and popular culture, and may have efficacy in …

International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. CX. Classification of receptors for 5-hydroxytryptamine; pharmacology and function

NM Barnes, GP Ahern, C Becamel, J Bockaert… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - ASPET
5-HT receptors expressed throughout the human body are targets for established
therapeutics and various drugs in development. Their diversity of structure and function …

Psychedelics promote neuroplasticity through the activation of intracellular 5-HT2A receptors

MV Vargas, LE Dunlap, C Dong, SJ Carter, RJ Tombari… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Decreased dendritic spine density in the cortex is a hallmark of several neuropsychiatric
diseases, and the ability to promote cortical neuron growth has been hypothesized to …

Psychedelics

DE Nichols - Pharmacological reviews, 2016 - ASPET
Psychedelics (serotonergic hallucinogens) are powerful psychoactive substances that alter
perception and mood and affect numerous cognitive processes. They are generally …

Psychedelics and other psychoplastogens for treating mental illness

MV Vargas, R Meyer, AA Avanes, M Rus… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Psychedelics have inspired new hope for treating brain disorders, as they seem to be unlike
any treatments currently available. Not only do they produce sustained therapeutic effects …

[HTML][HTML] Basolateral to central amygdala neural circuits for appetitive behaviors

J Kim, X Zhang, S Muralidhar, SA LeBlanc… - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
Basolateral amygdala (BLA) principal cells are capable of driving and antagonizing
behaviors of opposing valence. BLA neurons project to the central amygdala (CeA), which …

Mechanisms and molecular targets surrounding the potential therapeutic effects of psychedelics

AM Jaster, J González-Maeso - Molecular psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Psychedelics, also known as classical hallucinogens, have been investigated for decades
due to their potential therapeutic effects in the treatment of neuropsychiatric and substance …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacology of cognitive enhancers for exposure-based therapy of fear, anxiety and trauma-related disorders

N Singewald, C Schmuckermair, N Whittle… - Pharmacology & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Pathological fear and anxiety are highly debilitating and, despite considerable advances in
psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy they remain insufficiently treated in many patients with …

The role of serotonin 5-HT2A receptors in memory and cognition

G Zhang, RW Stackman Jr - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Serotonin 5-HT2A receptors (5-HT2ARs) are widely distributed in the central nervous
system, especially in brain region essential for learning and cognition. In addition to …

Recent advances in the neuropsychopharmacology of serotonergic hallucinogens

AL Halberstadt - Behavioural brain research, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Serotonergic hallucinogens, such as (+)-lysergic acid diethylamide, psilocybin, and
mescaline, are somewhat enigmatic substances. Although these drugs are derived from …