LSD produces bizarre visual experiences through strong stimulation of a subtype of serotonin receptor (5HT 2A receptors) found in the visual cortex.

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Drugs such as selective receptor agonists bind to specific receptors and activate them, mimicking the natural neurotransmitter at those receptors. these drugs are often very potent, with effects that vary depending on the particular types of receptors activated.

Drugs effect of activating receptors postsynaptically 

Breedlove, S. & Watson, N. (2017). Behavioral neuroscience, eighth edition. Oxford University Press.

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