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- 2018
A role for enhanced functions of sleep in psychedelic therapy?Keywords: Rat models,psilocybin,memory consolidation,psychedelic-assisted therapy,altered states of consciousness,sleep Abstract: After a hiatus of several decades, there has been a resurgence of studies into the therapeutic potential of serotonergic psychedelics. When administered in controlled settings, they have been reported to induce a wide variety of long-lasting positive psychological changes. However, the mechanisms by which psychedelics impart these long-lasting benefits remain poorly understood. Here, we highlight one possibility that has remained underexplored: a beneficial interaction with the self-optimizing functions of sleep
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