The psychedelic-peptide paradox: a hormetic hypothesis.
Compr Psychoneuroendocrinol June 2, 2025 C. Sue Carter 3 citations
The purpose of this narrative review is to examine the hypothesis that two neuropeptides, vasopressin (VP) and oxytocin (OT) and their receptors have central roles in the behavioral and physiological consequences of psychedelic interventions. Transient consequences of psychedelics can include anxiety and in some cases sickness responses such as nausea and vomiting, which may involve VP and...