Despite centuries of scientific inquiry, the origin of human consciousness, characterized by self-awareness and the presence of qualia, remains one of the deepest mysteries in neuroscience. Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch OR), as proposed by Roger Penrose and Stuart Hameroff, posits that consciousness arises from the objective reduction of quantum superpositions within entangled neural...
Depression is a devastating disease, affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Cases of difficult-to-treat depression are also increasingly common, exposing the ineffectiveness of currently available treatments. This paper reviews evidence supporting the use of psilocybin, the prodrug found in psychedelic mushrooms, as a potential antidepressant for treatment-resistant and...