Psychedelics and neural plasticity.

The editorial reviews how different neuroscientific fields are studying the effects of psychedelics on neural plasticity. It describes the strengths of various research techniques, identifies major gaps in current knowledge, and highlights the need for future work, especially translating findings from pre-clinical animal studies to human research.

Study at a glance

Abstract

When it comes to studying neural plasticity and psychedelics, the numerous and diverse neuroscientific fields converging on the topic provide unique insight into a complex picture. This editorial will describe the major ways in which the known effects of psychedelics on plasticity are being studied. We lay out strengths of different techniques and the major gaps and room for future research, particularly in the translation of pre-clinical studies to human research.