Research finds that a single dose of LSD can alleviate the symptoms of anxiety in those who do not find relief from other current treatments ...

Scientists want to redesign psychedelics so that they don’t induce a trip—but they still improve mental health.

The modern journey began when Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann synthesised LSD in 1938. In the 1970s and 80s, researchers found that these drugs attach to a specific brain receptor (called 5-HT2A) that ...

A growing body of neuroimaging research is pinpointing exactly how psychedelic drugs hijack the brain’s visual system to ...

'KPop Demon Hunters' tops the animation categories. By Beatrice Verhoeven Awards Editor The Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced the winners for the 2026 VES Awards, recognizing excellence in ...

In A Nutshell Researchers used a light-based brain imaging technique in mice to watch, in real time, what happens in the brain during a psychedelic experience and found a specific electrical rhythm ...

Visual effects supervisor Baneham and Wētā FX senior effects supervisor Eric Saindon talk to IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit podcast about working on James Cameron's 197-minute epic — that has only ...

Gorham native Eric Saindon, second from right, after winning an Oscar in 2023. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) Gorham native Eric Saindon could win his second Oscar for visual effects, after ...

Gore Verbinski, the Hollywood movie director known for the likes of Pirates of the Caribbean, The Ring, and The Lone Ranger, has stated that the use of Unreal Engine in for making visual effects in ...

Many moviegoers have been complaining for at least a decade now about the quality of computer graphics in movies. No one has been able to fully explain why films from decades ago often had more ...

“Avatar: Fire and Ash” dominated the Visual Effects Society awards with 10 nominations, including outstanding visual effects in a photoreal feature. There is a three-way tie for top nominations in ...

James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” has received 10 nominations for the Visual Effects Society Awards, the organization announced on Tuesday. In the top category, honoring photorealistic features, ...