Natasha Leigh Mason

This study shows that LSD increases inter-brain synchrony and felt connectedness in romantic couples during rest and interaction, independent of drug concentration.

This study finds that female participants report greater subjective intensity and impairment during acute psychedelic experiences compared to males, independent of drug exposure and age.

This study examines how a single psilocybin dose affects plasma miRNA levels in healthy adults, finding transient changes in specific miRNAs linked to neuroplasticity and inflammation.

This study examines how psilocybin affects different aspects of empathy and links empathic concern to long-term psychological benefits.

The paper examines associations between psilocybin-induced changes in circulating microRNAs and neurotrophic, inflammatory, and glutamatergic markers in healthy volunteers.

This study uses connICA to analyze resting-state fMRI data and identifies distinct functional connectivity traits associated with psilocybin's effects on brain networks and cognitive performance.

This study uses computational models to simulate psychedelic treatments for disorders of consciousness, finding they shift brains closer to criticality, with varying effects based on patient state.

This study compares the neural effects of 2C-B and psilocybin using fMRI, finding distinct patterns in functional connectivity and brain complexity.

This study links psilocybin-induced brain dynamics with phenomenological changes, showing hyperconnectivity correlates with oceanic boundlessness.

This paper uses brain-fingerprinting to show that psilocybin increases idiosyncratic functional connectivity in the default-mode network, which predicts subjective drug experiences.

This study examines how ayahuasca use affects functional connectomes, finding shared functional spaces and predictive relationships between connectivity patterns and drug experiences.

The paper identifies spatial patterns in functional brain connectomes that distinguish acute from chronic cannabis use using whole-brain network analysis.

This study shows chronic cannabis users show reduced reward system responsiveness to cannabis, leading to tolerance to its impairing effects.