For years now, mental health treatment has kinda been stuck in this "black box." We knew certain things worked, but we never really knew how or where the brain was affected.

A new scientific breakthrough from Cornell University has completely changed this.

They used a genetically modified version of the rabies virus as a neural tracker.

For the first time ever scientists have mapped exactly how psilocybin rewires the brain.

The regions of the brain that were affected is known as the default mode network (DMN). which is where you'll find your fear, negative behavior, and memory storage. This is also the place where your "ego" calls home.

The study found that psilocybin doesn't just reset the brain, it physically rewires it:

• Connectivity decreased in the fear and negative habits by 15%. Pretty much hitting the mute button on those regions depression thrives.

• Connectivity increased in the sensory and visual department by 10%. Forcing the brain to focus on what's going on externally, leaving that dark place behind.

Think of your brain like a snow covered mountain, your thoughts are the sleds that will be adventuring along for the ride.

The Breakthrough

Scientists used a secondary drug to silence a specific region of the brain during the trip.

They found that the silenced region of the brain refused to rewire while the rest of the active regions continued to pave new connections.

Psilocybin isn't just growing random connections though, it's physically cementing whatever the brain is doing while you're tripping.

Add in some guided therapy and voila! This specific experience gets logged into your brains hardware.

If we can control which parts of the brain are active during the trip, we can effectively design a new neural network, whether this be through music or visual experiences. It allows the strengthening of pathways that lead to scenic routes, permanently shutting down the circuits causing the madness.

We're no longer watching the brain heal, we're learning to build a new one 🍄