Correlation of Ketamine and Classic Psychedelics with Pain-Related Neural Connectivity: A Scoping Review of Clinical Experiments on a Potential Therapeutic Target Concerning Ketamine and Classical Psychedelics Administration for Pain Relief
Psychedelic Medicine September 14, 2026 Vasileios Chytas, Georgios Tsimploulis, Dimitrios Chytas
Purpose: Ketamine and classic psychedelics have recently gained increased scientific interest regarding their role in pain management, while there is evidence that pain induces neural connectivity changes. We performed a scoping review to investigate the correlation of ketamine and classic psychedelics with pain-related neural connectivity, aiming to find potential therapeutic targets for these...