Three drugs show narcotic effects on consciousness disorders

Apomorphine, ketamine and psilocybine. These names sound like narcotics. And indeed, these substances affect the functioning of our brain. They are used to help patients suffering from Parkinson's disease (apomorphine), for general anesthesia (ketamine) or more simply as a psychedelic drug ( hallucinogenic) such as psilocybine. At the University of Liège, Dr. Olivia Gosseries and her team studied the effects of these substances on patients suffe…