AI maps psychedelic ‘trip’ experiences to regions of the brain – opening new route to psychiatric treatments

AI maps psychedelic ‘trip’ experiences to regions of the brain – opening new route to psychiatric treatments: For the past several decades, psychedelics have been widely stigmatized as dangerous illegal drugs. But a recent surge of academic research into their use to treat psychiatric conditions is spurring a recent shift in public opinion. Psychedelics are psychotropic drugs: sU.S.ances that affect your mental state. Other types of psychotropics include antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications. Psychedelics and other types of hallucinogens, however, are unique in their ability to temporarily induce intense hallucinations, emotions and disruptions of self-awareness.