Molecular Biology of the Cell

Catalysts for change: the cellular neurobiology of psychedelics

Molecular Biology of the Cell May 27, 2021 Matthew I. Banks, Zarmeen Zahid, N. Jones et al. 37 citations

The resurgence of interest in the therapeutic potential of psychedelics for treating psychiatric disorders has rekindled efforts to elucidate their mechanism of action. In this Perspective, we focus on the ability of psychedelics to promote neural plasticity, postulated to be central to their therapeutic activity. We begin with a brief overview of the history and behavioral effects of the...