Psychedelics may improve mental health by getting inside nerve cells
What matters is on the inside — of neurons
![A microscope image of a nerve cell with colors highlighting special receptors.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/021623_mp_psychedelics_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Psychedelic chemical compounds like LSD activate special receptors (highlighted with colors in this microscope image) located inside nerve cells, causing the neurons to grow.
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