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Psilocybin reveals another mental health benefit

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87% Informative

Monash University researchers found that giving psilocybin to rats improved their optimism over the long term.

If the findings translate to humans, the naturally occurring psychedelic has great potential to treat a core symptom of depression.

The next step is further research to see if this effect translates to human subjects.

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90

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92

Neutral language

54

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

68

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Time-value

long-living

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