Functional connectivity measures after psilocybin inform a novel hypothesis of early psychosis

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1343-1351

  Carhart Harris, Robin L ^a,b   Leech, Robert ^a   Erritzoe, David ^a   Williams, Tim M ^b   Stone, James M ^a   Evans, John ^c   Sharp, David J ^a   Feilding, Amanda ^d   Wise, Richard G ^c   Nutt, David J ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d THE BECKLEY FOUNDATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 HT; At risk mental state; Consciousness; Default mode network; Psychedelics; Psychosis; Resting state networks; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PSILOCYBINE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; MALE; MEDITATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RESTING STATE NETWORK; TASK PERFORMANCE; TASK POSITIVE NETWORK; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

5-HT; AT-RISK MENTAL STATE; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEFAULT-MODE NETWORK; PSYCHEDELICS; PSYCHOSIS; RESTING-STATE NETWORKS; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBRUM; CONNECTOME; FEMALE; HALLUCINOGENS; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE NET; PSILOCYBINE; PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THALAMUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886069368     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbs117     Document Type: Article

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