In November 1956, three people gathered in a converted Connecticut barn to take LSD, a powerful psychedelic drug that was legal at the time. The children had just been put to bed upstairs. In the ...

Count Deepak Chopra among the medical experts who see enormous promise in psychedelic substances like psilocybin or “magic mushrooms.” “I think psychedelics might wake us up,” Chopra says in the new ...

A new study published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology has reported the results of the first modern clinical investigation to compare the acute effects of psychedelics LSD and psilocybin. The ...

Those who have used psilocybin or LSD may be familiar with the experience: The day following your trip, it’s back to reality, yet there are still glimmers of your previous day’s journey, a fleeting ...

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 ...

Josh Brolin shared details of his first psychedelic experience at age 13 during Thursday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel. The Dune star, who talked about getting into a fight with Denzel Washington and his ...

A new study from researchers at The Ohio State University found that, when it comes to a psychedelic experience, the more mystical the better. “Sometimes the challenge arises because it’s an intensely ...

Biopharmaceutical company MindMed has announced the first topline data from a novel Phase 2 trial testing high doses of LSD as a treatment for anxiety. The results indicate one to two LSD sessions can ...

University of Auckland researchers report that an 8-week, twice-weekly LSD microdosing regimen for major depressive disorder ...

LSD became a large part of The Beatles' creative process. But during the recording of this one song, it almost went too far.

Since Albert Hoffman discovered LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) in 1938 and hippie culture made it a popular social drug in the 1960s, its psychedelic effects on the brain have been a source of ...

Comedian and best-selling author Chelsea Handler told Jimmy Kimmel that she celebrated her 50th birthday earlier this year skiing while microdosing LSD. She told the late night talk host on his ...