Long-term ayahuasca users exhibited higher psychological resilience and distinct patterns of emotional brain reactivity on fMRI, with a machine-learning classifier separating users from controls at 75% accuracy and a regression model predicting individual resilience (r = 0.69). These findings suggest long-term ayahuasca use is associated with neural adaptations in emotional processing detectable by multivariate pattern analysis.
- Published
- Journal
- Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Authors
- Rego Ramos, L., Fernandes Jr, O., Arruda Sanchez, T.