Microscopy Provides Insights on Psychedelics Action Inside Neuropathways
Psychedelics have been used for centuries by different cultures, with their popularity in the 1960s prompting research into their benefits. Until now, however, researchers are yet to fully understand how these substances actually work in the brain. Associate professor Alex Kwan of the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering is mapping the neural response of these hallucinogens in the brain through the use of optical microscopy. This may, in the future, lead to the development of treatments for cluster headaches and substance-use disorders as well as fast-acting antidepressants. Kwan stated that while researchers knew how psychedelics worked at the structural level,…
