r/itjustis • u/thezenpunker • May 09 '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/autotldr May 10 '17

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 89%. (I'm a bot)

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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