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The mushroom molecule that lets your brain unsubscribe from itself for six hours.
means A naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in certain mushrooms that converts in the body to psilocin, the substance actually responsible for its mind-altering effects.
from Coined in the mid-20th century by chemist Albert Hofmann (also known for LSD) after isolating the compound from Psilocybe mushrooms. The genus name itself comes from Greek psilos, 'bare' or 'smooth,' and kybe, 'head' — a reference to the mushroom's cap, not to anything psychedelic. So the word's root literally just means 'bald-head mushroom,' a plain botanical label that ended up carrying a lot more weight than its namers intended.
- becomes
- body converts it to psilocin, the actual active form
- legal status
- therapeutic use legal in Oregon and Colorado
- brain effect
- quiets the default mode network, your ego's command center
- discovery
- named by Albert Hofmann, same chemist who found LSD