Neuroscience: What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Hakan Kucukdereli, Amelia M Douglass
Current biology : CB January 5, 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.056 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Preprint Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Intervention | Psilocybin |
| Key points | Psilocybin causes acute release of stress hormones despite its known long-term anti-anxiety effects. |
Abstract
Small amounts of stress are thought to have beneficial effects. A new study reports a mechanism by which the psychedelic drug, psilocybin, causes acute release of stress hormones, despite its known long-term anti-anxiety effects.