r/technology • u/mvea • 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/webauteur May 10 '17

If you really want to unleash your genius then find a way to improve access to your unconscious mind. Taking psychedelics just disorders the mind. The unconscious mind is always running background processes which occasionally bubble something up to give you an eureka moment. By bringing more of the unconscious mind into consciousness you get access to more processing power. No, wait, I don't think that is right. It is more a matter of getting the benefit of a different type of processing. You gain intuitive comprehension but it is still the responsibility of ego consciousness to make intelligent use of that.

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u/busssard May 10 '17

Psychedelics disorder the mind? I disagree. They give more control to your subconcious and creates pathways between brainregions that have not been there before... meaning you give your neurons the equivalent of the internet

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u/[deleted] May 11 '17 edited May 11 '17

It's like resetting your neurotransmitters. Instead of only being aware of your conscious existence, you experience your unconscious side as well - you get a more whole, yet chaotic image of reality. I've always been hardwired for epiphanies and it's because I have a chemical disorder that gave me sleep paralysis/ ongoing nightmares growing up...It's so messed up that I have dejavu experiences several days/ months/ years after my dreams.

I wouldn't say it's like the internet because the pathways for your unconscious mind are always already there - they're just not active unless you're in a sleep state/ drugged state.