A digital artist named Loka has created a video that shows what people often see during a psychedelic trip, shifting colors, ...

A new study suggests that virtual reality experiences designed to mimic psychedelic visual effects could safely boost creativity and flexibility in thinking. File Photo by Bob Strong/UPI A new study ...

Artificial intelligence, which is already trippy enough, has taken on a startling new role for some users: that of a psychedelic “trip-sitter” that guides them through their hallucinogenic journeys.

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Ibogaine, a psychedelic compound found in plants native to central Africa, is notorious for the intensity of the trips it induces. Those who consume it are ...

This week on NPR's Short Wave podcast, we're diving into the science behind drugs like psychedelics and ketamine. So far, we've heard from scientists trying to untangle the effects of the "trip" that ...

Psychedelics like LSD and mushrooms are losing much of their former stigma and more people are becoming curious about these mind-altering drugs.Photograph: Marco Allegretti/Unsplash Six years ago, on ...

A psychedelic trip that leaves one person feeling transformed could leave another feeling unsettled — and personality may be part of the reason. In the Journal of Psychedelic Studies, researchers ...

As he began the brain scan, neurologist Dr. Nico Dosenbach wasn’t sure if he’d been given a psychedelic or a placebo as part of a new clinical trial that would capture how the brain works on ...

A new study suggests that virtual reality experiences designed to mimic psychedelic visual effects could safely boost creativity and flexibility in thinking -- without the use of drugs. Researchers ...