Acute anxiogenic effects of psilocybin and the related tryptamine, norbaeocystin, in male and female rats

Paper. Savini MJ, King KM, Puppel LP et al.. Psychopharmacology, 13 Oct 2026.

Tags: Animal, Psilocybin, Anxiety.

Weekly Science Digest, 10 Oct 2026 to 16 Oct 2026, finding 5: In brief

Psilocybin and its non-hallucinogenic analog norbaeocystin were both acutely anxiogenic in male rats, with no next-day effect