Magic-mushroom drug lifts depression in first human trial

Nature Magazine reports that researchers from Imperial College London gave psilocybin to 12 people with depression. All the patients showed “a marked improvement in their symptoms.” From Nature:

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Whats with the small number of people used in the tests.

Do they go on to using larger amounts of people?

CrazyNeutrino said:

Magic-mushroom drug lifts depression in first human trial

Nature Magazine reports that researchers from Imperial College London gave psilocybin to 12 people with depression. All the patients showed “a marked improvement in their symptoms.” From Nature:

Whats with the small number of people used in the tests.
Do they go on to using larger amounts of people?

We hope so.
I’m not sure of the approval procedure sequence.
BTW, a slap on the face is also said to temporarily lift depression in some people.

or sleep