The incidental ingestion of psilocybin and other psychedelic secondary metabolites, which have very low toxicity and structurally resemble the neurotransmitter serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT), may have provided a 'treatment' for serotonin depletion, a challenge recurring during human advancement into a socio-cognitive niche.

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  Psychedelics, Sociality, and Human Evolution

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• psilocybin concept
• serotonin concept
• 5-HT concept