Positive effects of LSD

Interview with David Olson 

New research from UC Davis shows psychedelic drugs, including well-known compounds such as LSD and MDMA, could stimulate the growth of new branches and connections in brain cells and then heal those cells. David Olson, an assistant professor in the departments of Chemistry and of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine talks to BBC News about the paper published June 12 in the journal Cell Reports.

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