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Abstract：
Psilocybin fungi, aka \"magic\" mushrooms, are well known for inducing colorful and visionary states of mind. Such psychoactive properties and the ease of cultivating their basidiocarps within low-tech setups make psilocybin fungi promising pharmacological tools for mental health applications. Understanding of the intrinsic electrical patterns occurring during the mycelial growth can be utilized for better monitoring the physiological states and needs of these species. In this study we aimed to shed light on this matter by characterizing the extra-cellular electrical potential of two popular species of psilocybin fungi: Psilocybe tampanensis and P. cubensis. As in previous experiments with other common edible mushrooms, the undisturbed fungi have shown to generate electric potential spikes and trains of spiking activity. This short analysis provides a proof of intrinsic electrical communication in psilocybin fungi, and further establishes these fungi as a valuable tool for studying fungal electro-physiology.
摘要：
裸盖菇菌,又名“魔法”蘑菇，以诱导丰富多彩和有远见的精神状态而闻名。这种精神活性特性以及在低技术设置中易于培养其担子果，使psilocybin真菌有望用于心理健康应用的药理工具。对菌丝体生长过程中发生的内在电模式的理解可用于更好地监测这些物种的生理状态和需求。在这项研究中，我们旨在通过表征两种流行的psilocybin真菌：Psillocybetampanensis和P.cubensis的细胞外电势来阐明这一问题。与以前其他常见食用蘑菇的实验一样，未受干扰的真菌已显示出产生电位尖峰和尖峰活动序列。这个简短的分析提供了一个内在的电通信的证据，在psilocybin真菌，并进一步确立了这些真菌作为研究真菌电生理的有价值的工具。
