LSD could treat depression by altering focus

• Autores: Sam Wong
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3111, 2017, pág. 16
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Understanding LSD's mind-expanding effects may help you find new treatments for disorders like schizophrenia and depression. LSD acts on a range of receptors in the brain, including ones for serotonin and dopamine. What isn't known is exactly which receptors are responsible for its various effects. To probe the role of a receptor calls serotonin 2A, Katrin Preller and her colleagues at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, gave 22 volunteers 100 micrograms of LSD each. In some tests, people also took ketanserin, which blocks this receptor. The team found that hallucinations, feeling separate from the body and a sense of bliss were absent in these tests suggesting this receptor is responsible for these effects of LSD.