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Psilocybin reduces aggression in fish, study finds

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Researchers have found that administering psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, to mangrove rivulus fish significantly reduced their aggressive behaviors. This study, published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, is the first to demonstrate psilocybin's effect on reducing aggression in any animal model. The fish, which are hermaphroditic clones, showed fewer sudden darting charges at peers after being exposed to the psychedelic, though less overtly hostile displays persisted. AI

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  1. 404 Media TIER_1 English(EN) · Becky Ferreira ·

    Scientists Gave ‘Aggressive’ Fish Psychedelic Drugs. A Breakthrough Came Next

    “We really had no idea what we were getting ourselves into,” said one researcher involved in the first-of-its-kind study that dosed fish with psilocybin, the component in magic mushrooms.

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