Gabriela Garza

Acute psilocybin enhances cognitive flexibility in rats

Neuropsychopharmacology February 20, 2023 Gabriela Garza, Bita Moghaddam, Alejandro Torrado Pacheco et al. 69 citations

Abstract Psilocybin has been shown to improve symptoms of depression and anxiety when combined with psychotherapy or other clinician-guided interventions. To understand the neural basis for this pattern of clinical efficacy, experimental and conceptual approaches that are different than traditional laboratory models of anxiety and depression are needed. A potential novel mechanism is that acute...