LITERATURE REVIEW: NEUROLOGICAL MECHANISMS THAT UNDERLIE THE THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF THE DISSOCIATIVE COMPOUNDS: KETAMINE, PSILOCYBIN, LSD, AND DMT
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Modern research is amidst a psychedelic renaissance characterized by unprecedented growth in understanding the neurological mechanism of psychoactive substances. Given this growth, this review analyzes the known mechanisms of ketamine, psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), and N, N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT). A brief introduction to research history is followed by an introduction to diseases these substances have shown promise in alleviating. The impact of these compounds on molecular, cellular, and systems levels is introduced, overlap and differences in their modes of action are highlighted, with concluding statements regarding how effects on these particular levels facilitate therapeutic outcomes. This review should guide future research and serve as a template for synthesizing differences and similarities between substances that profoundly impact consciousness.Type
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Degree Name
B.S.Degree Level
bachelorsDegree Program
NeuroscienceHonors College