This Is Your Brain on LSD

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By Nathaniel Scharping
Apr 11, 2016 10:39 PMDec 17, 2019 12:30 AM
Brain on LSD - Beckley Foundation
This image shows how much more of the brain contributes to the visual experience under LSD than under placebo. (Credit: Imperial/Beckley Foundation)

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The psychedelic drug LSD is known for the wild hallucinations it conjures, and its effects have been portrayed by Hollywood in movies like Easy Rider and The Big Lebowski.

But actual studies of LSD and its effect on the brain have been few and far in between, due to its classification as a Schedule I drug. But a new study from researchers in the United Kingdom delves into the science of an LSD-enhanced trip using bran scans to observe 20 patients under the influence of the drug.

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