Psychedelic Psychiatry’s Brave New World

After a legally mandated, decades-long global arrest of research on psychedelic drugs, investigation of psychedelics in the context of psychiatric disorders is yielding exciting results. Outcomes ofneuroscience and clinical research into 5-Hydroxytryptamine 2A (5-HT2A) receptor agonists, suchas psilocybin, show promise for addressing a range of serious disorders, including depression andaddiction.