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PSYCHEDELICS CHEER UP RATS

LSD and psilocybin, but not ketamine, produces “persistent antidepressant-like effects” in rats, a study found.
American Chemical Society

  • The study found ketamine, which has also attracted interest as a behavioral drug, produced only a transient anti-depressant like effect.
  • The study also suggests “a subjective existential experience may not be necessary for therapeutic effects” of psychedelics.