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Psilocybin appears to free up the brain enough to break out of the rigid patterns of thought which are a hallmark of the disease. It's already used to
"A mechanistic understanding of the actions of psilocybin is required to tailor the clinical application of psilocybin to individuals most likely to respond with positive outcomes,"The animal model involved observations using rats that were given unlimited access to exercise but limited access to food, a widely used standard for mimicking anorexia in animals.
Compared with a control group, the rats getting small doses of psilocybin were more resistant to weight loss, more often above a baseline body weight, and quicker to adapt their behavior in exercises testing learning capacity.
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