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Psilocybin fungi casually mimic your brain chemicals

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Talking to the universe feels profound until you realize you are just confusing your serotonin receptors. Certain fungi contain compounds shaped perfectly enough to pick the biochemical locks in your brain. You are not transcending the physical realm; you are just letting a damp forest mushroom hijack your central nervous system for a few hours.

Psilocybin fungi casually mimic your brain chemicals
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