New Study Reveals How Drugs ‘Rewire’ Brain Circuits for Lasting Depression Relief
New research shows how psychedelic drugs might treat mental illness. Scientists studied a derivative of amphetamine on rat brains. They identified a specific brain pathway that psychedelics affect. This pathway is key to neuroplasticity, or the brain’s ability to form new connections. The study focused on two regions: the claustrum and the anterior cingulate cortex…