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http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=neuroscientists-probe-psy

Neuroscientists Probe Psychedelic Psilocybin

Image: In the 1950s scientists studied the effects of so-called psychedelics: psilocybin from mushrooms, mescaline from cacti and the synthetic lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD. British psychiatrist Humphry Osmond coined the name for this class of drugs based on their mind-altering properties, such as changes in the sense of self.