Psychedelic Ayahuasca Shows Promise as First-Ever Brain Injury Treatment Study Launches

Researchers from the University of California, Riverside and University College London have launched the first-ever pilot study testing ayahuasca as a treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and PTSD in combat sports fighters. The groundbreaking study sent 10 fighters — boxers, MMA fighters, and wrestlers — to an ayahuasca retreat in Medellín, Colombia, for eight days of psychedelic neuroplasticity-enhancing treatment. The initiative aims to determine whether the...