A natural psychedelic may do more than alter perception. A new study found that at sub-hallucinogenic doses, DMT shielded the brain from stroke damage in animal models, reducing inflammation, ...

N, N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is a hallucinogenic drug naturally found in various plant species. It can cause powerful psychoactive experiences. How long DMT lasts in the body depends on various ...

There's some truth to the urban legend that certain toads have psychedelic properties, but licking them isn't a good idea.

This isn’t the psychedelic you remember from college. It isn’t an eight-hour marathon experience tripping through the woods like Alice. It’s fast-acting, short-duration — sometimes lasting as briefly ...

Humans have cultivated a complicated relationship with DMT, labeling it as both a dangerous drug and “the spirit molecule.” Now, a growing body of evidence shows that mammals’ brains may manufacture ...

A new study from Imperial College London has found significant overlap between the experiences reported by subjects who have had near-death experiences, and volunteers administered with a powerful ...

Entering the field of psychedelic therapy, whether as a therapist or a client, means learning about an ever-growing, sometimes bewildering array of psychedelic substances. My friends in the field have ...

Users of the psychedelic drug DMT have told scientists what it's like to encounter otherworldly beings during trips. The authors of a study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology learned their ...

DMT is a hallucinogenic tryptamine drug that occurs naturally in various plants, such as Psychotria viridis or Chacruna. Some people call it the “spirit molecule” due to the intense psychedelic ...

The edge of death is a lot like drinking a cup of tea. That, more or less, is the conclusion of a paper published yesterday (Aug. 15) in the journal Frontiers in Psychology. Of course, it depends on ...