From StarTalk.

The discussion explores the connection between psychedelics, the brain, and the gut microbiome. Emeran discuss how psychedelics, particularly through serotonin receptors (like 5-HT2A), affect both the brain and gut, raising questions about our evolutionary relationship with these substances.

From ‘The Gut-Brain Connection, with Emeran Mayer’: https://youtu.be/fIeVrVm1W1A?si=Q4KpyAG3oD_6GDWk

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