# Scientists Discover That a Single Dose of Psilocybin Changes the Human Brain

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/scientists-discover-that-a-single-dose-of-psilocybin-changes-the-human-brain/
- Published: 2026-05-14T09:15:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: Psilocybe allenii growing on irrigated wood chips in the San Francisco Bay Area, fruiting in November – November 16, 2025. Photo credit: Martin.jambon via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0 (no modifications). Article by Levi Gadye. University of California – San Francisco. SciTechDaily – May 13, 2026. Research article: Nature Communications. Researchers discovered that psilocybin temporarily increases brain complexity and may reshape neural connections for weeks. Researchers at UC San Francisco and Imperial College London have found that a single dose of psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms, may cause physical changes in the brain that last for as long as a month after use. […] Click here to view original web page at www.scitechdaily.com