The neural basis of psychedelic action

AC Kwan, DE Olson, KH Preller, BL Roth - Nature Neuroscience, 2022 - nature.com
Psychedelics are serotonin 2A receptor agonists that can lead to profound changes in
perception, cognition and mood. In this review, we focus on the basic neurobiology …

Novel and emerging treatments for major depression

S Marwaha, E Palmer, T Suppes, E Cons, AH Young… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Depression is common, costly, debilitating, and associated with increased risk of suicide. It is
one of the leading global public health problems. Although existing available …

[HTML][HTML] Single-dose psilocybin for a treatment-resistant episode of major depression

GM Goodwin, ST Aaronson, O Alvarez… - … England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Psilocybin is being studied for use in treatment-resistant depression. Methods
In this phase 2 double-blind trial, we randomly assigned adults with treatment-resistant …

Psychedelics promote plasticity by directly binding to BDNF receptor TrkB

R Moliner, M Girych, CA Brunello, V Kovaleva… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Psychedelics produce fast and persistent antidepressant effects and induce neuroplasticity
resembling the effects of clinically approved antidepressants. We recently reported that …

Increased global integration in the brain after psilocybin therapy for depression

RE Daws, C Timmermann, B Giribaldi, JD Sexton… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Psilocybin therapy shows antidepressant potential, but its therapeutic actions are not well
understood. We assessed the subacute impact of psilocybin on brain function in two clinical …

Percentage of heavy drinking days following psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy vs placebo in the treatment of adult patients with alcohol use disorder: a randomized …

MP Bogenschutz, S Ross, S Bhatt, T Baron… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although classic psychedelic medications have shown promise in the treatment
of alcohol use disorder (AUD), the efficacy of psilocybin remains unknown. Objective To …

Efficacy and safety of psilocybin-assisted treatment for major depressive disorder: Prospective 12-month follow-up

N Gukasyan, AK Davis, FS Barrett… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Preliminary data suggest that psilocybin-assisted treatment produces
substantial and rapid antidepressant effects in patients with major depressive disorder …

Bespoke library docking for 5-HT2A receptor agonists with antidepressant activity

AL Kaplan, DN Confair, K Kim, X Barros-Álvarez… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
There is considerable interest in screening ultralarge chemical libraries for ligand discovery,
both empirically and computationally,,–. Efforts have focused on readily synthesizable …

Single-dose psilocybin treatment for major depressive disorder: A randomized clinical trial

CL Raison, G Sanacora, J Woolley, K Heinzerling… - Jama, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Psilocybin shows promise as a treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD).
Objective To evaluate the magnitude, timing, and durability of antidepressant effects and …

Single-dose psilocybin-assisted therapy in major depressive disorder: A placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomised clinical trial

R von Rotz, EM Schindowski, J Jungwirth… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Psilocybin has been suggested as a novel, rapid-acting treatment for
depression. Two consecutive doses have been shown to markedly decrease symptom …