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How do they know it's not due to confidence boost? These drugs can make you feel "good" and confident, which all top competitors spend a lot of time trying to
by WhitneyLand 10y ago
How do they know it's not due to confidence boost?
These drugs can make you feel "good" and confident, which all top competitors spend a lot of time trying to build up.
- ASpring 10y agoThe mechanism doesn't really matter. Perhaps these drugs simply do make people feel good and consequently they perform better. In the end it still increases their performance on these tasks.
- WhitneyLand 10y agoI think it's a significant difference. For example, this would mean it's unlikely to benefit Alzheimer's patients.
- jplasmeier 10y agoWhat's the difference if the effect is the same?
- qeternity 10y agoYou're implying that improved confidence is not a form of cognitive enhancement, when all anecdotal evidence would suggest the opposite.
- leni536 10y agoFrom the publication: > We conducted a phase IV, single-center, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled 4 x 4 crossover trial. I assume it means that the control group gets placebo, so it's controlled for confidence boost.