Psychedelic drugs are being investigated as scientific and clinical tools, but the brain mechanisms behind their effects remain unclear. Earlier brain imaging studies in small cohorts from single ...

There’s something a little bit magical about anesthesia. One minute you’re there, the next you’re not—and as you go under, you might entertain the nurses with some bizarre chit-chat you’ll be ...

Using a range of brain measurement techniques researchers assessed the effects of a single, high dose of psilocybin in participants who had never previously taken psychedelic drugs.

UCSF experts share their research on medications’ potential to slow or reduce risk of dementia and to treat the triggers that ...