The exact way that psilocybin, the hallucinogen chemical found in magic mushrooms, works on the brain is poorly understood. However, recent research suggests it can actually change the way brain ...

New Jersey Performing Arts Center will welcome the wildly popular kids' science podcast Brains On! for a brand-new stage spectacular: Brains On! Live: Your Brain Is Magic! on Saturday, January 17, ...

Brain scans suggest psilocybin, found naturally in 'magic' mushrooms, can 'rewire the brain', scientists say. This effect may underscore the drug's potential, alongside therapy, as an antidepressant, ...

For depression, magic mushrooms may indeed be magic. Over the past decade, a slew of pioneering trials found that just one or two doses of psilocybin, the main component in magic mushrooms, rapidly ...

Magic Squares: A touch of mysticism and a lot of brain-challenging fun! By Marcel Danesi, Ph.D. in Brain Workout One of the most fascinating number games of all time is the magic square. In its ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: This is the map of a typical human brain, and this is the map of a brain on psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms. All those new ...

You’ve probably heard the usual suspects when it comes to brain food. Blueberries, salmon, nuts – yeah, yeah, we get it. But what if the real memory boosters are hiding in plain sight on your grocery ...

Thanks to their visible and rapid effect — when it comes to cutting down pounds — obesity drugs (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro) have well-earned their badge of honor: they are the miracle drugs of medical ...

David Blaine. David Copperfield. Harry Houdini. These three magicians may be rank among the world's most famous, but there's someone else who belongs on this list: You. Even if you can't make things ...