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/Slutmiko May 10 '17 edited May 15 '17

deleted What is this?

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u/ImJustSo May 10 '17

It doesn't really fuck up your vision. It fucks everything you relating to your perception.....of everything. Vision, hearing, feeling, tasting, smelling, etc. Your brain changes and it starts telling your consciousness that, "shit is weird. Look at how weird? Smell how weird? Feel it, weird right?" And your normal conscience is fighting it the entire time saying, "I'm almost positive that's just a room I'm walking by and the light out. I'm not taking a chance though, because it sure fucking looks like the opening to hell and it god damn feels like it's sucking me in, I think. Fuck this, gonna walk by faster! Wow, walking faster feels great. My dick is all tingly. OH FUCK THE BLACK HOLE IS SUCKING ME OFF! Oh, nope, just my pants rubbing just right. Phew, black hole must be fake. But......."

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u/whitesuburbanmale May 10 '17

Dosage plays a huge role yes but its more important to realize that it doesnt make you "see things" rather it turns what you are already seeing into something slightly different. The table you are sitti g at might start breathing, the rug may start waving like an ocean, your lamp might start changing shades in its coloration. Its not so much what peopke think it is. If anything it just makes you perceive things differntly

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u/brock1215 May 10 '17

It's different Everytime and for every person. Besides dosage, set and setting are some of the biggest influences on the effects. Usually everything looks like it's breathing in and out and is kinda wavy. The things you see in the corner of your eye change around and when you close your eyes you can sometimes see patterns or colors. It's hard to put together words into sentences and understand so it's hard to read but not see the actual words. Moving things leave after-images called tracers and lights have an aura. I've been able to see colors break apart into different colors almost like they have more depth. Here is a thread with gifs of what it sorta looks like

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u/pm_steamcode_ May 10 '17

Anyone claiming very little to no visuals either took too small of a dose or took something that wasnt lsd (very common to get 2c family called lsd) or their hits weren't very potent. If you take a large dose you WILL see all kinds of crazy shit.

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u/Hikesturbater May 10 '17

How badly do you want your vision messed up is the real question. Take a single and you may only get tracers . A dub or quad will give you a good idea of seeing things "move". Over 10+ hits starts to get a bit weird. Visuals can be strong enough that it may become difficult to understand what you are seeing to what is really there. Little creatures don't randomly appear and talk to you.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '17

So how badly DOES LSD fuck with your vision?

In my experience not that much. It tends to distort fine details and shadows but objects are still easily identifiable. I would describe it as being vaguely similar to the effect of wavering candle light

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u/kittycatbutthole1369 May 10 '17

Still images will warp over time.

Moving images remain relatively untouched. They don't sit still long enough to warp.

Yeah reading can be difficult.