Increased amygdala responses to emotional faces after psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression
Roseman, L., Demetriou, L., Wall, M.B., Nutt, D.J., Carhart-Harris, R.L. (2018) Neuropharmacology , 142 , 263-269
Zusammenfassung
This study found that psilocybin therapy for treatment-resistant depression was associated with increased amygdala responses to emotional faces, suggesting a mechanism of emotional reconnection rather than blunting.
Schlüsselwörter
psilocybinamygdaladepressionemotional processingfMRI
Depressionsforschung