NeuroReport

Psilocybin induces schizophrenia-like psychosis in humans via a serotonin-2 agonist action

This paper (1998) was one of the first to identify psilocybin/psilocin as working on the serotonin (5-HT2A) receptor and not only on the dopaminergic system. The direct comparisons as mentioned in the article are nowadays a bit more nuanced.

Published

December 1, 1998

Journal

NeuroReport

Authors

Vollenweider, F. X., Vollenweider-Scherpenhuyzen, M. F. I., Bäbler, A., Vogel, H., Hell, D.