Magic mushroom and zebrafish: A new recipe?
Lab Animal April 1, 2024 Robert Gerlai 1 citation
A study used high-tech video-tracking to detect behavioral changes in larval zebrafish exposed to psilocybin, a psychoactive drug. The research sits at the intersection of two growing fields: psilocybin research and zebrafish behavioral neuroscience. The paper reports that psilocybin induces measurable behavioral alterations in the fish, though the specific direction and magnitude of these changes are not detailed in the abstract. The work represents an emerging area of study, combining a model organism with advanced tracking technology to explore the effects of a psychedelic compound.