A Single Dose of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide Influences Gene Expression Patterns within the Mammalian Brain
Neuropsychopharmacology May 1, 2002 C Nichols 165 citations
Hallucinogenic drugs such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) have profound effects on humans including hallucinations and detachment from reality. These remarkable behavioral effects have many similarities to the debilitating symptoms of neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia. The effects of hallucinogens are thought to be mediated by serotonin receptor activation; however, how these...