
Entactogen research targets social anxiety and isolation across diagnoses, pairing “plasticity windows” with psychotherapy amid shifting FDA scrutiny and evolving trial designs.

Dr Hu is a clinical research fellow in the National Institute of Mental Health's Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch.

Entactogen research targets social anxiety and isolation across diagnoses, pairing “plasticity windows” with psychotherapy amid shifting FDA scrutiny and evolving trial designs.

Experts weigh MDMA-like entactogens for social anxiety and depression, neuroplasticity windows, and what FDA setbacks mean for next-wave treatments.