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Psilocybin, Social Anxiety & Social Connection

Explore mushroom research and guides on psilocybin, social anxiety & social connection.

Psilocybin, Social Anxiety & Social Connection

Psilocybin and Autism Social Anxiety: What Research Shows

Research on psilocybin for autism social anxiety is nascent but active. A 2025 scoping review, 233-person survey, and the PSILAUT trial reveal what we know.

Psilocybin, Social Anxiety & Social Connection

Psilocybin for Social Anxiety: What the Research Shows

Psilocybin targets the neural circuits driving social anxiety differently than SSRIs do. We cover the mechanism research and what's still unknown.

Psilocybin, Social Anxiety & Social Connection

Psilocybin and Social Connection: What the Research Shows

Jungwirth 2025 found psilocybin increased emotional empathy in MDD patients but left cognitive empathy unchanged. Here is what that specific distinction means.

Psilocybin, Social Anxiety & Social Connection

MAPS, Psilocybin, and Autism Social Anxiety: The Facts

MAPS sponsored the 2018 autism social anxiety study, but it used MDMA, not psilocybin. Here's what the evidence shows and where psilocybin research stands.

Psilocybin, Social Anxiety & Social Connection

Psychedelics and Social Anxiety Disorder: What the Research Shows

Which psychedelics have evidence for social anxiety? We cover MDMA's controlled trial, psilocybin's mechanism research, and the honest state of the field.