This should not be possible 🍄
An 80-year-old woman with severe Alzheimer's took one dose of psilocybin.
She entered a sleep-like state for 19 hours, but when she woke up:
- she spoke for 5 hours straight
- was able to recognize her family
- hold complex conversations
- dress herself
- regain bladder control
- walk unassisted
This is a woman who hadn't spoken for 10 years. And 5 grams of mushrooms...
𝗚𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻.
Which makes you wonder:
How much of an aging brain is 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 gone and how much is just waiting...
to be switched back on.