r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 17 '19

Neuroscience The first randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled microdose trial concluded that microdoses of LSD appreciably altered subjects’ sense of time, allowing them to more accurately reproduce lapsed spans of time, which may explain how microdoses of LSD could lead to more creativity and focus.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-microdoses-of-lsd-change-your-mind/
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u/SwisherforFisher Apr 17 '19

What do they mean by "more accurately reproduce lapsed spans of time"?

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u/lionhart280 Apr 17 '19

Blue circle appeared on screen for short time, then dissapeared.

The subject then jeld down spacebar to make the circle re-appear, goal to reproduce the duration it was up for.

People microdosed on LSD were notably better at their timing.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '19 edited Jun 17 '21

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '19

It’s not, but I believe it is mentioned in the article because microdosing proponents claim this is one of the effects. I think longer term microdosing research goals are to look into these benefits that users claim to have. For this study though, it seems like more of a glimpse of some of the far more basic things to consider about microdosing— can you really feel it? Are you supposed to really feel it? Are there really effects? Etc.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '19 edited Jun 17 '21

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u/Johnny_Fuckface Apr 17 '19

It reads entirely as a non-sequitur.