Ayahuasca, Neuroplasticity, and the Wisdom of Tradition
Over the last decade, scientists have begun to describe what Indigenous peoples of the Amazon have always known: plant medicines like yagé (ayahuasca) can help us see, feel, and live differently. Neuroscience calls this neuroplasticity — the brain’s ability to form new pathways. Elders might say: “the word becomes clear,…