/ Serotonin receptor Content for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis en /blog/create-hallucination-free-psychedelic-molecules-shining-light-lifes-basic-bucreating <p><span>51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis researchers have developed a new method that uses light to transform amino acids — the building blocks of proteins — into molecules that are similar in structure to psychedelics and mimic their interaction with the brain. Like psychedelics, these molecules activate the brain’s serotonin 5-HT_2A receptors, which promote cortical neuron growth, and could be candidates to treat a host of brain disorders, such as depression, substance-use disorder and PTSD. However, they don’t trigger hallmark hallucinogenic behavior in animal models.&nbsp;</span></p> January 07, 2026 - 4:17pm Andy Fell /blog/create-hallucination-free-psychedelic-molecules-shining-light-lifes-basic-bucreating