'Magic' mushrooms make you feel good - all year
source: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0127105120080702
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In 2006, Roland Griffiths of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore gave psilocybin (the active chemical found in 'magic' mushrooms) to 36 volunteers and asked them how it felt. Most reported having a "mystical" or "spiritual" experience and rated it positively.
However, more interestingly the feelings of general well-being or life satisfaction arising from this "spiritual" experience were reported to continue over a year after the original event.
"This is a truly remarkable finding," Griffiths said. "Rarely in psychological research do we see such persistently positive reports from a single event in the laboratory."
However, more interestingly the feelings of general well-being or life satisfaction arising from this "spiritual" experience were reported to continue over a year after the original event.
"This is a truly remarkable finding," Griffiths said. "Rarely in psychological research do we see such persistently positive reports from a single event in the laboratory."
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csmonut
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The LSD craze of the 70's put a lot of this research on the back burner. It's good to see it back in the lime-light.
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