The Road to Recovery - Psychedelic-like Drugs for Improving Mental Health - Yara A. Khatib

Year
2025
Tags
mental health
depression
anxiety
addiction
neuroscience
psychedelics
neural plasticity
brain connectivity
drug discovery
imaging
UC Davis
Olson Lab
neurotherapeutics
U21
Summary

Mental health disorders disrupt neural connections in the brain, yet most treatments only manage symptoms. This research explores psychedelic-inspired drugs that restore lost brain connections without hallucinogenic effects, using automated imaging tools to identify compounds that rebuild neural structure and offer lasting recovery.