Investigating Emotional Reactivity in Experienced Users of Psychedelics: A Cross‐Sectional fMRI Study
Human Brain Mapping April 1, 2026 Paweł Orłowski, Aleksandra Domagalik, Michał Bola
Classic psychedelics profoundly alter emotional states, inducing intense acute experiences lasting hours, followed by subtler, longer-lasting changes in emotional reactivity that can persist for weeks. While experimental and clinical studies document these prolonged effects, the highly context-dependent nature of psychedelic experiences leaves open the question of whether naturalistic,...