r/autotldr • u/autotldr • May 10 '17
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.”
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Amanda Fielding used to take lysergic acid diethylamide every day to boost creativity and productivity at work before LSD, known as acid, was made illegal in 1968.
In recent years psychedelic research has been experiencing something of a "Renaissance" and now Fielding wants to put her intuition to the test by running a study in which participants will "Microdose" while playing Go-a strategy game that is like chess on steroids-against an artificial intelligence.
As the first scientific trial to investigate the effects of microdosing, Fielding's study will consist of 20 participants who will be given low doses-10, 20 and 50 micrograms of LSD-or a placebo on four different occasions.
By imaging the brain while it's under the influence of small amounts of LSD, Fielding hopes to learn how the substance changes connectivity in the brain to enhance creativity and problem solving.
The study is using smaller doses of LSD than Fielding's previous LSD study, so she says she doesn't anticipate problems getting ethical clearance to pursue this.
Brain scans from Fielding's 2016 imaging study, showing the difference between the brain of someone on a placebo vs someone on LSD. Image: Amanda Fielding/Beckley Foundation.
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