For decades, the idea that the human brain might naturally produce the psychedelic compound DMT has attracted considerable attention. It has been speculated that DMT could function as a natural ...

A new study finds no evidence of naturally occurring DMT or its storage in the serotonin neurons of the rat brain.

Over the last few years, evidence has piled up that psychedelic drugs can provide relatively rapid relief from the symptoms ...

A natural psychedelic may do more than alter perception. A new study found that at sub-hallucinogenic doses, DMT shielded the brain from stroke damage in animal models, reducing inflammation, ...

Scientists have discovered that DMT, a natural compound found in plants and even the human brain, can dramatically reduce brain damage caused by stroke. The psychoactive molecule, long known for its ...

The psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT seemed to induce similar patterns of brain activity in a lama - a revered spiritual teacher in ...

A Phase IIa clinical trial finds that a single, brief dose of DMT (from ayahuasca) provides rapid and lasting relief for depression.

Psychedelics are psychoactive substances that trigger unusual mental states, also referred to as "trips," altering the perceptions, thoughts, and emotions of those taking them and typically inducing ...

A clinical trial finds that a single dose of the ayahuasca compound DMT produced significant reductions in depressive symptoms ...