Research Keyword: 5-HT1A

Effect of psilocybin on marble burying in ICR mice: role of 5-HT1A receptors and implications for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder

Researchers tested whether psilocybin mushrooms could help treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) using mice. They found that psilocybin reduced compulsive burying behavior in mice, similar to how approved OCD medications work. The study revealed that this anti-compulsive effect works through different brain mechanisms than previously thought, and that combining psilocybin with another drug called buspirone might block psychedelic effects while keeping therapeutic benefits.

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