The Amazing Psychedelic Bamboozle

An experiment on the effects of psychedelic drugs on creativity was actually a creative deception.

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By Neuroskeptic
Mar 15, 2020 12:00 AMMar 16, 2020 3:31 PM
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Thirty-three brave volunteers took part in an experiment on the effects of psychedelic drugs on creativity. After passing rigorous medical screening, the volunteers were admitted to a specially prepared hospital room, where they were each given a 4-milligram dose of a synthetic hallucinogen.

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