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Tripping on LSD could unlock child-like creativity
A long-awaiting study has produced groundbreaking images of the heightened brain activity unleashed by LSD. Experts say they show how a trip works and will improve understanding of how the drug can be used in the name of science and health...

Check out the video on The Guardian at the link below.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/apr/11/lsd-impact-brain-revealed-groundbreaking-images



The profound impact of LSD on the brain has been laid bare by the first modern scans of people high on the drug.

The images, taken from volunteers who agreed to take a trip in the name of science, have given researchers an unprecedented insight into the neural basis for effects produced by one of the most powerful drugs ever created.

A dose of the psychedelic substance â€" injected rather than dropped â€" unleashed a wave of changes that altered activity and connectivity across the brain. This has led scientists to new theories of visual hallucinations and the sense of oneness with the universe some users report.

The brain scans revealed that trippers experienced images through information drawn from many parts of their brains, and not just the visual cortex at the back of the head that normally processes visual information. Under the drug, regions once segregated spoke to one another.

Further images showed that other brain regions that usually form a network became more separated in a change that accompanied users’ feelings of oneness with the world, a loss of personal identity called “ego dissolution”.

David Nutt, the government’s former drugs advisor, professor of neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London, and senior researcher on the study, said neuroscientists had waited 50 years for this moment. “This is to neuroscience what the Higgs boson was to particle physics,” he said. “We didn’t know how these profound effects were produced. It was too difficult to do. Scientists were either scared or couldn’t be bothered to overcome the enormous hurdles to get this done.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8vMk1eruPo

Quote from: VoteQuimby on April 12, 2016, 11:10:14 AM
Tripping on LSD could unlock child-like creativity
A long-awaiting study has produced groundbreaking images of the heightened brain activity unleashed by LSD. Experts say they show how a trip works and will improve understanding of how the drug can be used in the name of science and health...

Check out the video on The Guardian at the link below.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/apr/11/lsd-impact-brain-revealed-groundbreaking-images



The profound impact of LSD on the brain has been laid bare by the first modern scans of people high on the drug.

The images, taken from volunteers who agreed to take a trip in the name of science, have given researchers an unprecedented insight into the neural basis for effects produced by one of the most powerful drugs ever created.

A dose of the psychedelic substance â€" injected rather than dropped â€" unleashed a wave of changes that altered activity and connectivity across the brain. This has led scientists to new theories of visual hallucinations and the sense of oneness with the universe some users report.

The brain scans revealed that trippers experienced images through information drawn from many parts of their brains, and not just the visual cortex at the back of the head that normally processes visual information. Under the drug, regions once segregated spoke to one another.

Further images showed that other brain regions that usually form a network became more separated in a change that accompanied users’ feelings of oneness with the world, a loss of personal identity called “ego dissolution”.

David Nutt, the government’s former drugs advisor, professor of neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London, and senior researcher on the study, said neuroscientists had waited 50 years for this moment. “This is to neuroscience what the Higgs boson was to particle physics,” he said. “We didn’t know how these profound effects were produced. It was too difficult to do. Scientists were either scared or couldn’t be bothered to overcome the enormous hurdles to get this done.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8vMk1eruPo

Interesting interpretation of the study. Incorrect but interesting.

Quote from: Yorkshire pud on April 12, 2016, 11:18:28 AM
Interesting interpretation of the study. Incorrect but interesting.

You tell 'em, you clearly know more than the scientists who conducted the study.

IOU CIA FOR LSD

Quote from: VoteQuimby on April 12, 2016, 11:21:17 AM
You tell 'em, you clearly know more than the scientists who conducted the study.

I meant the title of the thread. It isn't what they said.

Quote from: Yorkshire pud on April 12, 2016, 11:26:26 AM
I meant the title of the thread. It isn't what they said.

You don't think the substance that helped scientists figure out DNA and unlock a lot of technological, scientific and psychological advancement is an amazing thing for humanity?

Quote from: aldousburbank on April 12, 2016, 11:22:18 AM
IOU CIA FOR LSD

MRI + LSD = OMG

Quote from: BobGrau on April 12, 2016, 11:34:47 AM
MRI + LSD = OMG

Dude seriously. Watching the video skivved me out so hardcore. Being in one of those tubes on an acid trip would about the last thing I'd want to do.

I'm not sure what the benefit is of something that turns your sensory inputs into scrambled eggs but I can see where scientists can benefit from observing how the drug works and what parts of the brain it stimulates.

Quote from: VoteQuimby on April 12, 2016, 11:35:58 AM
Dude seriously. Watching the video skivved me out so hardcore. Being in one of those tubes on an acid trip would about the last thing I'd want to do.

I'm not a drug user...but I always wondered what LSD would be like...I'm just too chicken...heck, marijuana makes me nauseous...

Quote from: Yorkshire pud on April 12, 2016, 11:26:26 AM
I meant the title of the thread. It isn't what they said.

I agree with the thread title but not what they said.

Quote from: VoteQuimby on April 12, 2016, 11:21:17 AM
You tell 'em, you clearly know more than the scientists who conducted the study.

Pud always knows more than anyone else. He's British!  :

Quote from: chefist on April 12, 2016, 11:42:08 AM
I'm not a drug user...but I always wondered what LSD would be like...I'm just too chicken...heck, marijuana makes me nauseous...

They are nothing alike, fear not!  Pot made me paranoid the couple times I tried it, and it even ruined other drug exeriences for me.  LSD is totally worth trying unless you have an underlying mental condition, like schizophrenia.  It's tough to find these days, which is a shame because it is a great aid in one's personal evolution.  DMT is what I really need to find...

Quote from: droog on April 12, 2016, 06:22:14 PM
They are nothing alike, fear not!  Pot made me paranoid the couple times I tried it, and it even ruined other drug exeriences for me.  LSD is totally worth trying unless you have an underlying mental condition, like schizophrenia.  It's tough to find these days, which is a shame because it is a great aid in one's personal evolution.  DMT is what I really need to find...

To paraphrase Dr. Hunter Thompson

You don't find LSD, it finds you.

Quote from: VoteQuimby on April 12, 2016, 06:26:13 PM
To paraphrase Dr. Hunter Thompson

You don't find LSD, it finds you.

Listen to the man, he knows of what he speaks.

  I have taken LSD a handful of times.  Dosages ranging from a single "hit"  up to 5 hits on one occasion.  LOL  it is a strange drug that's for sure.

Magic Mushrooms are also good, but not as intense as LSD.  I have also done them..but they upset my stomach so I haven't taken them for a long time.

MDA I have also tried on a few occasions.

Hallucinogens are for spelunking your mind.. they aren't really for partying, in my opinion.
  I didn't like being around a lot of people when taking a hallucinogenic.  I preferred to be in a quiet and tranquil setting.

 Synthetic Mescaline (cacti makes me too nauseous) > LSD.

I mean I feel like mescaline is much more calm and interconnected and less calculating than LSD. I always feel at peace with things, the world, people around me. I also think the visuals are stunning. LSD visuals are more erratic and geometric while mescaline is more fractal and curvy.

Quote from: VoteQuimby on April 12, 2016, 11:10:14 AM
Tripping on LSD could unlock child-like creativity
A long-awaiting study has produced groundbreaking images of the heightened brain activity unleashed by LSD. Experts say they show how a trip works and will improve understanding of how the drug can be used in the name of science and health...

Check out the video on The Guardian at the link below.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/apr/11/lsd-impact-brain-revealed-groundbreaking-images



The profound impact of LSD on the brain has been laid bare by the first modern scans of people high on the drug.

The images, taken from volunteers who agreed to take a trip in the name of science, have given researchers an unprecedented insight into the neural basis for effects produced by one of the most powerful drugs ever created.

A dose of the psychedelic substance â€" injected rather than dropped â€" unleashed a wave of changes that altered activity and connectivity across the brain. This has led scientists to new theories of visual hallucinations and the sense of oneness with the universe some users report.

The brain scans revealed that trippers experienced images through information drawn from many parts of their brains, and not just the visual cortex at the back of the head that normally processes visual information. Under the drug, regions once segregated spoke to one another.

Further images showed that other brain regions that usually form a network became more separated in a change that accompanied users’ feelings of oneness with the world, a loss of personal identity called “ego dissolution”.

David Nutt, the government’s former drugs advisor, professor of neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London, and senior researcher on the study, said neuroscientists had waited 50 years for this moment. “This is to neuroscience what the Higgs boson was to particle physics,” he said. “We didn’t know how these profound effects were produced. It was too difficult to do. Scientists were either scared or couldn’t be bothered to overcome the enormous hurdles to get this done.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8vMk1eruPo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtXg_Wp2NY0