Psychedelic microdosing investigated for pharmacological effect on the brain
ABCFor years, Joey McGeorge struggled to cope with anxiety and depression. Macquarie University researchers aim to recruit around 80 people who microdose with psilocybin to see if reports of performance enhancement and improved mental health will show up in brain scans. "The doses are so small that people certainly don't feel high in the way that they would taking a recreational dose," Dr Polito told ABC Radio Sydney. Dr Polito believes this position could change with research progressing rapidly and $15 million in federal government funding allocated to supporting clinical trials into psychedelic use for mental health treatment. "The government recently launched a grant scheme that is providing pretty significant amounts of funding to support future psychedelic research," he said.
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