Scientists Want to Know Whether Meditation Can Boost the Effects of Psilocybin Therapy

Scientists Want to Know Whether Meditation Can Boost the Effects of Psilocybin Therapy

Psilocybin therapy involves more than the compound itself, and a new research initiative at the University of Southern California is investigating the effects of combining psilocybin with structured mental training. A team from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, working with the USC Dornsife Brain and Creativity Institute and the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, has begun the university’s first clinical trial of psychedelic therapy. The …