Neurobiological Correlates of Psychedelic Experiences and Psychedelic-Associated Adverse Effects
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Stoliker D, Preller K, Novelli L, Anticevic A, Egan G, Vollenweider F, Razi A. Neural mechanisms of psychedelic visual imagery. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 1-8. PMID: 38862674, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02632-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisual association regionsVisual imageryConsistent with preclinical findingsInferior frontal gyrusSerotonergic psychedelic drugTop-down feedback connectionsFunctional MRI scansVisual areasDynamic causal modelingEffective connectivity modelsTop-down connectionsEarly visual areasFusiform gyrusFrontal gyrusClassic psychedelicsIntraparietal sulcusBehavioral measuresNeural mechanismsPsychedelic experiencePsychedelic drugsConnectivity changesAffect balancePlacebo-controlledPreclinical findingsCausal modelNeural Mechanisms of Resting-State Networks and the Amygdala Underlying the Cognitive and Emotional Effects of Psilocybin
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