Evidence Is Growing That LSD Improves Learning and Memory

There is growing evidence that the drug lysergic acid diethylamide has benefits for the brain.

People suffering with traumatic brain injury and even promote cardiac health have been suggested to benefit from the use of slo-mo drugs.

New research published in the journal Experimental Neurology claims that the drug can improve both learning and memory in rats and humans.

Synthetic brain organoids grown from human stem cells and a neural network model are some of the behavioral examples the team used to make their case.

There were improvements in cognitive performance in all three cases. Researchers noted that the results may have been weakened by the relatively mild single dose they use.

One of the researchers behind the study said that it was a tall order given the history of the drug.

According to co-author Sidarta Ribeiro, psychics have been demonized since the 1960's and have returned to biology and medicine in the past decade. Patients with a pathological condition aren't the only ones who benefit from the use of psychedelics. They can be useful to improve the cognitive functioning of healthy individuals and should be seen as part of human life.

It's already known that people love having therapeutic, spiritual experiences using psychedelics, so research like this could pave the way to make those tools even more accessible.

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