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Psilocybin-containing mushrooms catalyzed human cognitive evolution through regular consumption by early hominids

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Psilocybin-containing mushrooms catalyzed human cognitive evolution through regular consumption by early hominids

Unresolved Food of the Gods

No archaeological evidence of psilocybin use by early hominids. Psilocybe cubensis not documented in East Africa during the critical period. The neuroplasticity mechanism is real (Shao 2021). The broad question, what role did psychoactive plants play in human evolution?, is genuine and uninvestigated. The specific stoned ape timeline and mechanism are unsupported.

McKenna (1992); Shao et al. (2021); Wikipedia, Stoned Ape Theory