In a recent study published in Communications Biology, researchers from Hong Kong, Singapore, and Germany used high-resolution brain imaging to show that psychedelics may redirect visual processing ...

In A Nutshell Researchers used a light-based brain imaging technique in mice to watch, in real time, what happens in the ...

New research shows how psychedelics alter visual processing and boost memory-linked brain circuits to generate hallucinations, revealing mechanisms with therapeutic implications.

A single clear image can rewire the visual brain, making later recognition faster without relying on memory systems.

Despite decades of research, the mechanisms behind fast flashes of insight that change how a person perceives their world, termed "one-shot learning," have remained unknown. A mysterious type of ...

Research findings reinforce new approaches in psychology, using psychedelic substances under medical supervision to treat certain clinical conditions. Psychedelic substances are increasingly being ...

PhD Candidate, School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne Most of the time, our brains are very good at blending together input from all our senses into a seamless, unified ...