Brain-scanner

Surgery is the only cure, but with the information the brain-scanner gives, the surgeon can operate with more exact knowledge, making for a greater degree of success.

Psilocybin mushrooms’ power to throw open the doors of perception is well documented in ancient legend and modern song. But not until now have high-tech brain-scanners captured the process by which psilocybin causes a sudden shift in human cognition.

We do not need a tranche of dementia clinics, consultants and brain-scanners; we need to find again social workers, GPs and hospital physicians who can build personal relationships with patients, their families and communities – often over years.