UC San Diego Researchers to Test Psychedelics Potential in Treating Amputees
The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation recently gave a $1.3 million grant to UC San Diego’s Psychedelics and Health Research Initiative. The grant will be used to finance a clinical trial evaluating the therapeutic potential of psilocybin in managing phantom limb pain. Psilocybin is the active psychedelic compound found in many fungus species, including magic mushrooms. On the other hand, phantom limb pain refers to painful sensations that originate from the part of an individual’s limb that is no longer present, such as an amputated leg. This grant will finance the first placebo-controlled randomized human clinical trial, which will be…






