2009年01月05日
2008年03月15日
2008年03月06日
The Stoned Ape: Pt.1
Psilocybin improves visual acuity
In the Sixties, Roland Fisher at the National Institute of Mental Health began studying the effects of psilocybin on human beings, particularly on the visual field. Here are the journals produced from these studies: 1, 2, 3
The tests involved putting the participants in an experiment where they could see two bars lining up, which would slowly part. The participants were given a buzzer to press when the two bars were no longer parallel.
One group was given a low dose of psilocybin (lower than the threshold for psychedelic activity) and the other group was just a control group, and was only given a placebo.
The results were stunning, and the psilocybin group were able to detect the deformation long before the control group could do so.
Fisher commented "its very interesting. Here we have data which argues significantly that you perceive reality better with the drug than without the drug."
In the Sixties, Roland Fisher at the National Institute of Mental Health began studying the effects of psilocybin on human beings, particularly on the visual field. Here are the journals produced from these studies: 1, 2, 3
The tests involved putting the participants in an experiment where they could see two bars lining up, which would slowly part. The participants were given a buzzer to press when the two bars were no longer parallel.
One group was given a low dose of psilocybin (lower than the threshold for psychedelic activity) and the other group was just a control group, and was only given a placebo.
The results were stunning, and the psilocybin group were able to detect the deformation long before the control group could do so.
Fisher commented "its very interesting. Here we have data which argues significantly that you perceive reality better with the drug than without the drug."
2007年11月29日
2007年10月12日
Right vs Left Brain
The Right Brain vs Left Brain test ... do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?
Link here
If you see her turning clockwise, you use more of the right side of your brain. If you see her turning anti-clockwise, you use more of the left side of your brain.
Link here
If you see her turning clockwise, you use more of the right side of your brain. If you see her turning anti-clockwise, you use more of the left side of your brain.
