Neuroactive Compounds Discovered in Rainforest Tree - Technology Networks

The bark of a rainforest tree has long been known to have hallucinogenic and neuroactive effects, and researchers have now identified a method to synthesize many of the neuroactive compounds.

A potential cornucopia of neuroactive compounds, which might yield clues to the design of future psychiatric and neurological drugs, has become more accessible to synthetic chemists, thanks to new wo… [+3243 chars]

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