Psilocybin Spurs Brain Activity in Patients With Depression, Small Study Shows April 11, 2022 Auto Bot Brain, Depression (Mental), LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide), Mental Health and Disorders, Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs, Research, Therapy and Rehabilitation 0 The chemical derived from psychedelic mushrooms helped alleviate symptoms of depression and generated detectable neural responses that lasted weeks.