Increased global integration in the brain after psilocybin therapy for depression
Daws, R.E., Timmermann, C., Giribaldi, B., Sexton, J.D., Wall, M.B., Erritzoe, D., Roseman, L., Nutt, D., Carhart-Harris, R. (2022) Nature Medicine , 28 , 844-851
Abstract
This study found that psilocybin therapy for depression was associated with a lasting increase in global brain integration, measured by fMRI. The changes in brain network connectivity were correlated with clinical improvement and persisted at 3-week follow-up.
Keywords
psilocybindepressionbrain integrationfMRIfunctional connectivityneuroplasticity
Depressionsforschung