There's a real expectation effect, of placibo effect here for people. When we're talking about a micro dose. Is there science out there for when you bump it up to a full dose? Yes, yes. There's a lot of research on that. Those are very controlled experiments. It's not quite as simple as just plicybo control trials didn't see anything, therefore it doesn't work. A because there are couple studies that are looking at what micro doses of psychodelics do in the brain. And there it's pretty clear that something is happening.
There is growing support for psychedelics as performance enhancers, mood boosters, and a shortcut to therapy. The science is mixed.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Victoria Dominguez, and edited by Matt Collette and host Sean Rameswaram.
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