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Psilocybin is related to memory because it impacts brain regions associated with cognitive processing, such as the medial temporal lobe [1], and acutely alters the functional connectivity of the claustrum with brain networks specifically involved in memory [2].
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Ancient Roots of Today's Emerging Renaissance in ... link.springer.com 1 fact
referenceFrederick Barrett, Samuel Krimmel, Roland Griffiths, David Seminowicz, and Brian Mathur found that psilocybin acutely alters the functional connectivity of the claustrum with brain networks involved in perception, memory, and attention.
The Mechanisms of Psychedelic Visionary Experiences - Frontiers frontiersin.org 1 fact
referenceA 2016 review by dos Santos et al. of 25 neuroimaging studies concluded that oral administration of serotonergic psychedelics, including mescaline, psilocybin, and ayahuasca, produces excitatory effects in the frontolateral/frontomedial cortex and medial temporal lobe areas, which are central to cognitive functioning, self-awareness, emotional processing, and memory.