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Psilosynine is a neurotransmitter, one of the main chemicals in the Betazoid brain involved in their telepathy. (TNG: "Darkpage")

Psilocybin is a hallucinogenic alkaloid found in so-called "magic mushrooms", of the genus Psilocybe. It is likely that the writers of Star Trek chose the name to reflect the similarity.
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