Psilocybin Facilitates Fear Extinction: Importance of Dose, Context, and Serotonin Receptors
ACS Chemical Neuroscience August 1, 2024 Samuel C Woodburn, Caleb M. Levitt, Allison M Koester et al. 28 citations
A variety of classic psychedelics and MDMA have been shown to enhance fear extinction in rodent models. This has translational significance because a standard treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is prolonged exposure therapy. However, few studies have investigated psilocybin's potential effect on fear learning paradigms. More specifically, the extents to which dose, timing of...