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Dewran Kocak and Bryan Roth discuss a psychedelic — 5-MeO-DMT — and what we might learn from its properties.

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    D. Dewran Kocak & Bryan L. Roth

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B.L.R. serves on the Scientific Advisory Boards of Onsero Therapeutics, Escient Pharmaceuticals, Epiodyne Inc. D.D.K. declares no competing interests.

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Kocak, D.D., Roth, B.L. Examining psychedelic drug action. Nat. Chem. 16, 142 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-023-01412-w

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