Effects ofPsilocybe argentipeson Marble-Burying Behavior in Mice
Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry August 23, 2009 Yoshihiro Matsushima, Osamu Shirota, Ruri Kikura-Hanajiri et al. 77 citations
Psilocybe argentipes is a hallucinogenic mushroom. The present study examined the effects of P. argentipes on marble-burying behavior, which is considered an animal model of obsessive-compulsive disorder. P. argentipes significantly inhibited marble-burying behavior without affecting locomotor activity as compared with the same dose of authentic psilocybin. These findings suggest that P....