January 31, 2007

How hallucinogens work

New work by a team of researchers has shed light on why hallucinogenic compounds cause altered states in creatures. Hallucinogenic compounds have a high affinity for a receptor in the central nervous system. What has remained a mystery is why other compounds with a similar affinity for these 2ARs do not produce similar side effects...

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