{"id":2281,"date":"2015-03-19T14:04:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T14:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/what-do-shrooms-do-to-your-brain\/"},"modified":"2015-04-13T17:57:07","modified_gmt":"2015-04-13T17:57:07","slug":"what-do-shrooms-do-to-your-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/what-do-shrooms-do-to-your-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"What do shrooms do to your brain?"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>When answering this question, we sort of have to specify whether we are answering with the proximate mechanism, or rather the ultimate uses. The video about does a great job at summing up the general proximate mechanism. I get into more detail below, if you want to know more.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exposingtruth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/shroomactivity.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16828\" src=\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/a07c3699a8_shroomactivity.gif\" alt=\"shroomactivity\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Psilocin has a few different activities, primarily it works as a serotonin receptor agonist (meaning it binds with the receptors), as well as being a reuptake antagonist (so it prevents serotonin from being reabsorbed).<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exposingtruth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/synapticleft.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16830 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/a07c3699a8_synapticleft.gif\" alt=\"synapticleft\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A synaptic cleft, in detail. Still simplified, there are more levels of regulation than shown here<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The reason that the thalamus is so prominent in the picture above is that the thalamus is pivotal in sensory integration, and also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/10218796\" target=\"_blank\">contains primarily serotonogenic neurons<\/a> (so neurons that release and respond to serotonin).<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3800812\/\" target=\"_blank\">relatively new theory of synesthesia<\/a>, the thalamus plays the central role. In the words of the study&#8217;s author,\u00a0Berit Broogard:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Projections to thalamus play a role in discriminating among incoming information and integrating information from different sensory channels, whereas projections to the prefrontal cortex play a role in higher-order processes and the generation of a conscious representation&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Even newer research indicates that the specific activities of psilocin, in the amygdala, are clinically relevant for reducing anxiety and fear. Clinical trials have shown that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3988395\/\" target=\"_blank\">conditioned fear reactions can be disrupted and potentially removed<\/a> via activity of the 5HT-2 serotonin (among other) receptors. This ability to rewrite emotionally connected learning, especially relating to fear, may be the primary reason that mushrooms have shown <a href=\"http:\/\/www.exposingtruth.com\/magic-mushrooms-help-smokers-quit\/\" target=\"_blank\">so much therapeutic potential in a range of recent, and even dated, studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.exposingtruth.com\/what-shrooms-do-to-your-brain\/\">What do shrooms do to your brain?<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.exposingtruth.com\">Exposing The Truth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When answering this question, we sort of have to specify whether we are answering with the proximate mechanism, or rather the ultimate uses. 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Psilocin has a few different activities, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link block-button\" href=\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/what-do-shrooms-do-to-your-brain\/\">Continue reading &raquo;<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78,72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tj-archive","category-alternative-news","nodate"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What do shrooms do to your brain? - TruthJuice News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/what-do-shrooms-do-to-your-brain\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What do shrooms do to your brain? - TruthJuice News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When answering this question, we sort of have to specify whether we are answering with the proximate mechanism, or rather the ultimate uses. 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