PsiConnect

PsiConnect is a large-scale neuroimaging study designed to investigate context-dependent neural and subjective effects of psilocybin using multimodal neuroimaging. It combines functional, structural, and diffusion-weighted MRI with EEG to examine brain activity in 62 participants before and after a 19 mg dose of psilocybin. The design includes resting-state scans and three naturalistic conditions: guided meditation, music listening, and movie watching. Half of the cohort underwent an 8-week meditation training program, enabling exploration of interactions among meditation, psilocybin, and brain function. fMRI data was obtained through multi-echo fMRI, enhancing signal-to-noise ratio and reducing susceptibility artifacts to improve reliability. A comprehensive battery of behavioural and self-report measures captured acute and longitudinal cognitive and subjective effects, with follow-ups to one year post-administration. The large sample, multimodal imaging, contextual diversity, and behavioural follow-ups enable study of psilocybin-induced brain and behaviour changes with unprecedented comprehensiveness and reliability. Data is curated according to open science principles to ensure accessibility and compatibility with established neuroimaging pipelines, making PsiConnect a valuable, reusable resource for cognitive and computational neuroscience. Please cite both: - Novelli, L., Stoliker, D., Barta, T. et al. PsiConnect: Multimodal Neuroimaging of Context-Dependent Brain and Behaviour Dynamics under Psilocybin. Sci Data (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-026-07312-1 - Stoliker, D., Novelli, L., Khajehnejad, M. et al. Psychedelics align brain activity with context. Nature (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10910-z