First Major Center for Psychedelic Research Opening in the U.S.

Roland Griffiths (left) and Matthew Johnson (right) (Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine) The launch of a new privately-funded research center dedicated to investigating the therapeutic benefits of psychedelic drugs was announced today at Johns Hopkins University. The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research will be dedicated to understanding how psychedelics alter consciousness, behavior and brain function. The bulk of the research will focus on psilocybin, the active ingredient in