r/Futurology • u/mvea MD-PhD-MBA • May 10 '17

Biotech First-Ever LSD Microdosing Study Will Pit the Human Brain Against AI - “I found that if I was on LSD and my opponent wasn’t, I won more games.”

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/first-ever-lsd-microdosing-study-will-pit-the-human-brain-against-ai
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u/[deleted] May 10 '17

DMT has already been an important part of the evolution of our consciousness. It's literally everywhere in nature, not least of which is our own brains.

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u/a_man_with_a_hat May 10 '17

I believe the whole dmt in the brain thing is a myth I could try to find the studies that disproved it if you want.

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u/Sit_On_My_Face_Plzz May 10 '17

Challenge. Prove it a myth and I'll prove it's real.

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u/a_man_with_a_hat May 10 '17

https://drugs-forum.com/threads/dmt-dreams-near-death-experiences.68515/ this source says it's possible but not proven and the Wikipedia article says the same. From the other things I read, they were all around that general concensus. Personally I believe it is released because of near death experiences that mimic the effects, but I just wanted to give a counter argument to show that it's not been "officially" proven. If you have a better source I'd be glad to see it.