A $1.5 million gift to UC San Diego will help fund a research program into the biological and psychological effect of a powerful psychedelic in humans, it was announced Tuesday. N, ...

Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is getting lots of media attention. Is it the key to unlocking the secrets of reality, or just a ...

When people use a psychedelic called dimethyltryptamine (DMT), they experience a temporary loss of their sense of self. DMT interacts with a frequency of brain activity associated with ...

As a synthesized substance, first created and experimented with in 1980 by Alexander Shulgin (affectionately dubbed ‘the godfather of psychedelics), you’d think we might have some grasp on why this ...

One of the most powerful psychedelics known, N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) has been described as causing imaginative visuals akin to the dream state. It is typically consumed on its own or in ayahuasca ...

Long before scientists began studying them in the lab, mind-altering substances were already being gathered from plants, ...

A recent study published in Nature Medicine suggests that a brief psychedelic experience combined with talk therapy can rapidly and safely reduce symptoms of severe depression. The findings indicate ...

LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is one of the most well-known psychedelics. It’s a synthetic compound that was first synthesized in 1938 by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann. LSD is one of the most potent ...

The substance 5-MeO-DMT, often referred to as the most potent psychoactive drug on earth, is now making its way from the capable hands of psychedelic pioneers — who for decades have demonstrated its ...

5-MeO-DMT is a potent and fast-acting psychedelic, which is naturally produced by the Sonoran Desert toad as well as some species of plants. Its short duration –from 20 minutes to one hour– is giving ...