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Ayahuasca Users Show Enhanced Emotional Resilience, Study Finds

10/16/2025

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A study published in the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (JMRI) found that long-term ayahuasca users exhibit distinct emotional processing and greater psychological resilience than non-users.
Researchers recruited 38 healthy adult males in Brazil, with half identified as long-term ayahuasca users, to undergo brain imaging.
The study cautions that findings do not imply causation and notes that context matters, with plans for future research involving larger, more diverse samples.

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A study published in the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (JMRI) found that long-term ayahuasca users exhibit distinct emotional processing and greater psychological resilience than non-users.
Researchers recruited 38 healthy adult males in Brazil, with half identified as long-term ayahuasca users, to undergo brain imaging.
The study cautions that findings do not imply causation and notes that context matters, with plans for future research involving larger, more diverse samples.