Brain and Body
Hallucinogens primarily affect this neurotransmitter.
What is serotonin?
This Swiss chemist first synthesized LSD in 1938.
What is Albert Hoffman?
Hallucinogens are studied today for their potential to treat this common mood disorder.
What is depression?
The hallucinogen found in "magic mushrooms."
What is psilocybin?
Myth or Fact: You can get permanently stuck in a trip after one dose.
What is a myth?
This term describes how hallucinogens distort perception of reality, senses, and time,
What is hallucination?
This plant-based hallucinogen has been used in Native American religious ceremonies for centuries.
What is peyote?
Researchers are investigating MDMA for its effectiveness in treat this trauma-related condition.
What is PTSD?
The dissociative hallucinogen often nicknamed "angel dust"
What is PCP?
This term describes taking too much of a hallucinogen and experiencing extreme panic, confusion, or paranoia.
What is a bad trip?
Hallucinogens can cause this blending of senses, where one "sees sounds" or "hears colors".
What is synesthesia?
This decades counterculture movement popularized hallucinogen use in the U.S.
What are the 1960s?
hallucinogens influenced art, music, and counterculture in this historical period.
What is the 1960s/70s?
This synthetic hallucinogen is often called "acid"
What is PCP?
The legality of psilocybin mushroom is changing; in 2020 this U.S. state legalized their supervised use.
What is Oregon?
True or False: Hallucinogens usually create strong physical dependance.
What is False?
This South American Brew, used by shamans, contains the hallucinogen DMT.
What is ayahuasca?
One risk of hallucinogens is a lasting disorder of perception known as this.
What is Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder?(HPPD)
This drug, sometimes called "ecstasy," combines stimulant and hallucinogenic properties.
What is MDMA?
This neurotransmitter system, in addition to serotonin, can be affected by hallucinogens, influencing learning and memory.
What is Glutamate?
LSD primarily activates this serotonin receptor in the brain.
What is 5-HT2A receptor?
This Harvard psychologist was a key (and controversial) figure in psychedelic research in the 1960s.
Who is Timothy Leary?
Studies suggest psilocybin can increase this psychological trait, associated with creativity and openness.
What is openness experience?
This hallucinogen, sometimes called "the spirit molecule," is found naturally in many plants.
What is DMT?
Hallucinogens challenge the boundary between medicine and danger because they can cause harm, but also promise for treating these three major areas of mental health.
What are depression, anxiety, and PTSD?