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Psilocybin enhances exploratory behavior without impairing learning
www.psypost.org Psilocybin enhances exploratory behavior without impairing learning

Psilocybin, found in "magic mushrooms," does not impair learning and may enhance exploration. Higher doses improved learning rates, especially with certain cues, suggesting potential cognitive benefits in therapeutic settings.

Psilocybin enhances exploratory behavior without impairing learning
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Older adults who have used psychedelics tend to have better executive functioning
www.psypost.org Older adults who have used psychedelics tend to have better executive functioning

Psychedelic use is linked to better cognitive functioning and fewer depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults, according to a recent study.

Older adults who have used psychedelics tend to have better executive functioning
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Human to bat comparison
  • Hey now, out of 1,469 species of bats only 3 are vampires. Most of them eat bugs or fruit, so this is more like anti-mosquito propaganda :)

  • It's how you turn a goth gf into a goth wife
  • I’m not goth, but my husband treats me like Gomez treats Morticia. Can confirm that a lot of sex happens. So, like, do it.

  • Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis breaks 25% of the law.
  • Love me some Four Corners mischief. There is usually a food truck there serving Native American frybread - delicious!!!

  • What does the world think of India?
  • From afar, I love the food. I’d love to visit and learn more about the country but as a woman I don’t feel safe going there.

  • ADHD Women Community Weekly Check-in - June 16-22: How Are You Doing?

    Hello and sorry for the lack of posts lately, I've been enjoying time in the wilderness and off screens.

    Please share whatever is coming up for you and don't hesitate to ask for support from fellow women with ADHD.

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    ADHD Women Weekly Check-in June 2-8: How Are You Doing?
  • Hi, rosamundi! I hope your diagnosing journey is as smooth as possible. Many things can reveal themselves when we stop masking with substances. May you find exactly what you need.

  • Emerging Psychedelic Mushroom Alternative More Toxic Than Fentanyl, New Research Suggests
  • “I don’t know anything about the topic, but I have an opinion on it.”

  • Question for those who are Hypersexual.
  • You can find people who can relate in the !bipolardisorder@lemmy.world community because hypersexuality is one of the common symptoms of mania/hypomania. I don’t think we have any specific resources though. You are more than welcome to post there without having bipolar!

  • Heat Rules for California Workers Would Also Help Keep Schoolchildren Cool
  • Don’t tell republicans, they love to make children suffer by taking away their lunches and making them work at meat processing plants.

  • If you didn't have to work, how would you spend your time?
  • I would keep working part time because I love my job (psychotherapist). I would also garden, knit, go camping a lot, learn a musical instrument, write fiction and non-fiction books, have a podcast about mental health, and spend more time with friends. Traveling would also be a favorite.

  • Abortion Is More Popular Than Ron DeSantis
  • You should put them on Spotify and find out. Cause I’m pretty sure you are right.

  • Don't you all get tired of the constant negativity?
  • That’s why I post pictures of opossums, bats, and raccoons…

  • TIL that Lenin's body has been preserved for more than 100 years
  • I remember seeing it as a teenager. Creepy as fuck.

  • A common creature
  • And we love you because we love trash in this community.

  • Be neighborly
  • NextDoor is on the next level of paranoia and fear-mongering. There is a lady in my that posts about “gunshots” like every other day. We live in an ultra-safe suburban neighborhood, and I can assure you there are no gunshots. She is far from the only crazy person on there.

  • Just eat the cheese cube
  • And will masterfully eat around the pill, getting all the cheese and none of the medicine.

  • Men with 'toxic masculinity' are more likely to make sexual advances without consent, study finds
  • This is the true original definition of toxic masculinity, thank you for saying that.

  • Bat Fact: The northern ghost bat sings while it eats
  • They generally tend to look like irritated cotton balls.

  • Finished my first crocheted cardigan!
  • It looks amazing!

  • nothing like pushy maniacs to make my day complete
  • My husband went to a conference 2 weeks ago in Florida. Blue collar industry, no one is vaccinated, no one wearing a mask. He came home and immediately had Covid (we are both vaccinated). I got it too. Motherfuckers. Oh, and if he wore a mask there is a very serious chance he’d be shunned at work, which we can’t afford.

  • ADHD Women Community Weekly Check-in May 26-April 1 - How Are You Doing?
  • Sorry I'm late in posting this - I had covid and couldn't function normally. But I'm back!