Appetite for change: How nutritional state and ventral striatal dopamine shape psilocybin effects on cognitive flexibility
Kyna‐Anne Conn, Ngok Wong, Serenay Sunnetci, Abdallah Al Siyabi, Kaspar McCoy, Kaixin Huang, Erika Greaves, Laura K Milton, Levin Kuhlmann, Sarah Maguire, Claire J. Foldi
This study shows psilocybin improves cognitive flexibility in rats under food restriction but not after anorexia exposure, with changes in striatal dopamine signaling.
bioRxiv · Aug 23, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience