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[[File:Psychedelic effect.jpg|alt=This figure is from a 2014 study in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. The image on the left is of a human brain on a placebo, and the image on the right is of a brain on psilocybin.|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. A 2014 study in the ''Journal of the Royal Society Interface''. The image on the left is of a human brain on a placebo, and the image on the right is of a brain on a psychedelic.]] | [[File:Psychedelic effect.jpg|alt=This figure is from a 2014 study in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. The image on the left is of a human brain on a placebo, and the image on the right is of a brain on psilocybin.|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. A 2014 study in the ''Journal of the Royal Society Interface''. The image on the left is of a human brain on a placebo, and the image on the right is of a brain on a psychedelic.]] | ||
'''Psychedelics are medicinal compounds which affect the functioning of the human mind. Psychedelics were often shrouded in taboo, which is slowly dissipating since the advent of The Psychedelic Renaissance.''' | '''Psychedelics are medicinal compounds which affect the functioning of the human mind. Psychedelics were often shrouded in taboo, which is slowly dissipating since the advent of [[The Psychedelic Renaissance]].''' | ||
Psychedelics are [[exogenous neurotransmitters]], that cause [[Pivotal mental state|pivotal mental states]] inducing varying durations and intensities of [[neuroplasticity]] periods thought to be mediated by Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF)<ref>'''Psychedelics and Neuroplasticity: A Systematic Review Unraveling the Biological Underpinnings of Psychedelics''' Cato M. H. de Vos, Natasha L. Mason and Kim P. C. Kuypers* Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands Front. Psychiatry, 10 September 2021 </ref> | Psychedelics are [[exogenous neurotransmitters]], that cause [[Pivotal mental state|pivotal mental states]] inducing varying durations and intensities of [[neuroplasticity]] periods thought to be mediated by Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF)<ref>'''Psychedelics and Neuroplasticity: A Systematic Review Unraveling the Biological Underpinnings of Psychedelics''' Cato M. H. de Vos, Natasha L. Mason and Kim P. C. Kuypers* Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands Front. Psychiatry, 10 September 2021 </ref> |