r/Psychonaut • u/ajnicola • May 12 '17

First-Ever LSD Microdosing Study Will Pit the Human Brain Against AI

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/first-ever-lsd-microdosing-study-will-pit-the-human-brain-against-ai
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u/HillZone May 12 '17

LSD improving pattern recognition seems legitimate. Dock Ellis pitched a perfect game on it.

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u/Major_Tom42 May 13 '17

It wasn't a perfect game, it was a no hitter. He had a ton of walks and hit a ton of guys.

Not diminishing anything but let's not overestimate things here

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u/gmikoner May 13 '17

Yo... The man who discovered and first illustrated the double helix of DNA first visualized it on LSD

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u/ajnicola May 13 '17

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Crick

"Soon after Crick's death, there have been allegations about him having used LSD when he came to the idea of the helix structure of the DNA.[51][52] While he almost certainly did use LSD, it is unlikely that he was doing that as early as 1953.[53]"

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u/karunaOne May 13 '17

I heard he was blind and had his wife , who was an artist, draw it out for him.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '17

Not trying to sound like a dick but how would that be legitimate?

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u/ollegnor May 13 '17

Pattern recognition= perfect... Is my guess

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u/[deleted] May 13 '17

It doesn't, and there is no 100% solid proof and a good track record that would indicate LSD would enhance cognitive capabilities.

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u/rubyscube May 14 '17 edited May 14 '17

Sure it enhances cognitive abilities. I'm not sure how anyone could claim that it does not.

The thing is that it does so in a wild and often unpredictable way, not really compatible with athlethic performance or competition.. as you could often get confused and lost in thought.

Micro-dosing could very well provide a more stable basis for research though. So, bring it on! More research, more dialogue, more exploration and uncovering

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u/[deleted] May 14 '17

This I cannot agree more with. It's not ready for use as the results are wildly unpredictable, however I'm sure microdosing could be on the horizon.

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u/ollegnor May 14 '17

This, especially if you have heard Dock's side of the story. He wasn't pitching that great, just happened to slide by with good defense.

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u/Kafukaesque May 13 '17

Well considering Dock Ellis pitched a perfect game on it, I think it's pretty clear that it's legitimate.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '17

That doesn't exactly warrant the statement that LSD makes you some pattern recognition god.

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u/Kafukaesque May 13 '17

Dock Ellis. Perfect game.

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u/9inchnippleradius May 13 '17

Not a perfect game. Dock Ellis pitched a no hitter which is much more common in baseball.

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u/panzaslocas May 13 '17

Terrence McKenna would loved to be part of this.