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Functional MRI (fMRI)

Neuroscience

A neuroimaging technique that measures brain activity by tracking blood-flow changes, commonly used to study what psychedelics do to the brain in real time.

Example: It's the exact tool Imperial College London used to find the amygdala changes behind the afterglow effect — see our Permafried piece for the full study.

What is fMRI?

A neuroimaging technique that measures brain activity by tracking blood-flow changes, commonly used to study what psychedelics do to the brain in real time.

What did fMRI reveal about psilocybin's afterglow effect?

It's the exact tool Imperial College London used to find the amygdala changes behind the afterglow effect. See our Permafried piece for the full study.