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Marty

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Renan is in the Amazon observing a shaman ritual using ayahuasca. What hallucinogen is in the drink, and what neurotransmitter does it resemble?
 
  a) Harmine; it resembles serotonin
  b) Mescaline; it resembles norepinephrine.
  c) Psilocybin mushrooms; psilocin resembles serotonin.
  d) Hyoscyamine; it resembles acetylcholine.

Question 2

Compare and contrast between Amanita muscaria and psilocybin mushrooms. Be sure to include analysis of history, religious and other uses, mechanism of action, and symptoms of intoxication.



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