The long-term objective of this project is to characterize how psilocybin affects visual perception and the brain’s representation of the visual environment.
Topic Neuroscience
Compound Psilocybin
Country United States of America
Visit trial
Status
Not yet recruiting
Results Published
Start date
01 May 2022
End date
31 December 2025
Chance of happening
89%
Phase
Phase I
Design
Blinded
Type
Interventional
Generation
First
Participants
80
Sex
All
Age
21- 99
Therapy
No
Trial Details
The long-term objective of this project is to characterize how psilocybin affects visual perception and the brain's representation of the visual environment. We know that psilocybin alters aspects of visual perception, but the underlying brain mechanisms contributing to these effects are poorly understood. The proposed work will address these questions in a large, diverse sample of healthy human subjects by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure the brain's responses to visual stimuli. The proposed research will document which brain areas mediate the effects of psilocybin. The technique of fMRI will be employed to measure brain activity in different brain areas while subjects are performing a visual perceptual task.NCT Number NCT05265546
Sponsors & Collaborators
University of California BerkleyThe UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics (BCSP) is exploring psychedelics as tools for understanding the brain and mind, enhancing well-being, and deepening spirituality.