Psychedelic concentrations of nitrous oxide reduce functional differentiation in frontoparietal and somatomotor cortical networks

Abstract Despite the longstanding use of nitrous oxide and descriptions of its psychological effects more than a century ago, there is a paucity of neurobiological investigation of associated psychedelic experiences. We measure the brain’s functional geometry (through analysis of cortical gradients)...

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Main Authors: Rui Dai, Zirui Huang, Tony E. Larkin, Vijay Tarnal, Paul Picton, Phillip E. Vlisides, Ellen Janke, Amy McKinney, Anthony G. Hudetz, Richard E. Harris, George A. Mashour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05678-1