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Psilocybin is related to empathy because it modulates social cognition by increasing empathy for positive emotions and reducing negative emotional processing [1], exhibits sub-acute effects on empathy [2], and has been studied for its impact on empathy and moral decision-making [3].
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Psychedelics, Sociality, and Human Evolution frontiersin.org 3 facts
referenceMason et al. (2019) found that psilocybin has sub-acute effects on empathy, creative thinking, and subjective well-being.
referencePokorny et al. (2017) published 'Effect of psilocybin on empathy and moral decision-making' in the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, investigating the impact of the psychedelic compound psilocybin on social cognition.
claimPsilocybin modulates social cognition by increasing empathy for positive emotions and reducing the recognition and processing of negative emotional faces, which facilitates social approach behaviors.