Psilocybin reduces aggression in fish, study finds

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

RANK_REASON Academic paper detailing novel findings on psilocybin's effect on animal behavior. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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