Psilocybin links binocular rivalry switch rate to attention and subjective arousal levels in humans
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Article Title | Psilocybin links binocular rivalry switch rate to attention and subjective arousal levels in humans |
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ERA Journal ID | 14856 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Carter, Olivia L. (Author), Hasler, Felix (Author), Pettigrew, John D. (Author), Wallis, Guy M. (Author), Liu, Guang B. (Author) and Vollenweider, Franz X. (Author) |
Journal Title | Psychopharmacology |
Journal Citation | 195 (3), pp. 415-424 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2007 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg |
ISSN | 0033-3158 |
1432-2072 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-007-0930-9 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.springerlink.com/content/15322tp218k1j747/ |
Abstract | [Rationale]: Binocular rivalry occurs when different images [Objectives]: The objective of the study was to explore the [Materials and methods]: This study used psilocybin, the hallucinogen found naturally in Psilocybe mushrooms that had previously been found to induce psychosis-like symptoms via the 5-HT2A receptor. The effects of psilocybin (215 μg/kg) were considered alone and after pretreatment with the selective 5-HT2A antagonist ketanserin (50 mg) in ten healthy human subjects. [Conclusions]: Together, these findings link changes in |
Keywords | psilocybin; binocular; ketanserin; mushroom; 5-HT2A |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 321405. Pharmaceutical sciences |
321204. Vision science | |
420313. Mental health services | |
Public Notes | Deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
Heffter Research Centre Zurich, Switzerland | |
Centre for Systems Biology |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y63q/psilocybin-links-binocular-rivalry-switch-rate-to-attention-and-subjective-arousal-levels-in-humans
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