This article was originally published on Psychedelic Spotlight and appears here with permission. Microdosing is the practice of taking a small — or “micro” — dose of a psychedelic compound for subtle ...

There's long been a theory that LSD can be used effectively in treating psychological disorders. There's also been a theory that it makes one more creative and enhances the pleasure people get from ...

While dosing is the most significant determinant, other psychological and pharmacological factors also play a critical role. A positive mood before drug intake was strongly linked to elevated ratings ...

“On LSD, the brain spent less time on higher-level processing and more on the sensory-driven activities.” LSD also reduced the amount of energy the brain needs to switch from one state to another, ...

Generalized anxiety disorder affects millions, often trapping sufferers in cycles of fear and isolation that conventional ...

With LSD finally gaining mainstream acceptance — just last month, the FDA granted breakthrough status to an LSD formula to treat anxiety — author Norman Ohler investigates how it took so long for the ...

Scientists at the University of California, Davis have developed a new drug related to LSD that retains the psychedelic’s beneficial brain effects while minimizing the hallucinogenic experience. The ...