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Psychedelic 4-AcO-DMT Reduces Fear Responses in Mice by Activating Specific Brain Neurons

A study in Molecular Psychiatry finds that the psychedelic compound 4-AcO-DMT reduces looming-induced freezing in mice by activating PrL CaMKIIα neurons.

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  1. Psychedelic 4-AcO-DMT attenuated looming-induced freezing behaviors by activating PrL CaMKIIα neurons in mice Molecular Psychiatry ·