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OA_type: closed access
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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Small amounts of stress are thought to have beneficial effects. A new study
    reports a mechanism by which the psychedelic drug, psilocybin, causes acute release
    of stress hormones, despite its known long-term anti-anxiety effects.
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article_type: letter_note
author:
- first_name: Hakan
  full_name: Kücükdereli, Hakan
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  last_name: Kücükdereli
- first_name: Amelia May Barnett
  full_name: Douglass, Amelia May Barnett
  id: de5f6fda-80fb-11ef-996f-a8c4ecd8e289
  last_name: Douglass
  orcid: 0000-0001-5398-6473
citation:
  ama: 'Kücükdereli H, Douglass AM. Neuroscience: What doesn’t kill you makes you
    stronger. <i>Current Biology</i>. 2026;36(1):R27-R29. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.056">10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.056</a>'
  apa: 'Kücükdereli, H., &#38; Douglass, A. M. (2026). Neuroscience: What doesn’t
    kill you makes you stronger. <i>Current Biology</i>. Elsevier. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.056">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.056</a>'
  chicago: 'Kücükdereli, Hakan, and Amelia M. Douglass. “Neuroscience: What Doesn’t
    Kill You Makes You Stronger.” <i>Current Biology</i>. Elsevier, 2026. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.056">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.056</a>.'
  ieee: 'H. Kücükdereli and A. M. Douglass, “Neuroscience: What doesn’t kill you makes
    you stronger,” <i>Current Biology</i>, vol. 36, no. 1. Elsevier, pp. R27–R29,
    2026.'
  ista: 'Kücükdereli H, Douglass AM. 2026. Neuroscience: What doesn’t kill you makes
    you stronger. Current Biology. 36(1), R27–R29.'
  mla: 'Kücükdereli, Hakan, and Amelia M. Douglass. “Neuroscience: What Doesn’t Kill
    You Makes You Stronger.” <i>Current Biology</i>, vol. 36, no. 1, Elsevier, 2026,
    pp. R27–29, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.056">10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.056</a>.'
  short: H. Kücükdereli, A.M. Douglass, Current Biology 36 (2026) R27–R29.
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2026-01-11T23:01:33Z
date_published: 2026-01-05T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-01-12T10:09:13Z
day: '05'
department:
- _id: AmDo
- _id: SiHi
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.056
external_id:
  pmid:
  - '41494523'
intvolume: '        36'
issue: '1'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '01'
oa_version: None
page: R27-R29
pmid: 1
publication: Current Biology
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1879-0445
  issn:
  - 0960-9822
publisher: Elsevier
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: 'Neuroscience: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger'
type: journal_article
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volume: 36
year: '2026'
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