LSD

New neuroimaging research provides evidence that the psychedelic drug LSD alters the capacity of the thalamus to control the flow of sensory information to other areas of the brain. The thalamus is a small section of the midbrain through which...

We just ran the first ever pre-registered scientific study on the microdosing of psychedelics and found some very promising results. We compared people who microdose — that is, who take a psychedelic substance such as LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) or...

The psychedelic drug LSD induced synesthesia-like experiences in an individual who was born without vision, a condition known as congenital blindness, according to a new case study published in the journal Consciousness and Cognition. Synesthesia occurs when a person experiences...

New research illuminates how the psychedelic drug LSD changes our perception of music. The study found that LSD altered the neural response to music in brain regions associated with auditory processing, memory, emotion, and self-directed thought. "​I have always been...

New brain published in the journal Scientific Reports sheds new light on how LSD produces its psychedelic effects. The drug resulted in the "emergence of new type of order in the brain," the researchers found. The study used a new...

Scientists at the Psychedelic Research Group at Imperial College London are learning more about how the drug LSD impacts sensory perception and learning. A new study, published in Neuropharmacology, sheds light on why things seem to become less predictable under...