> The reported acute effects were significantly more intense for the active dose compared to the placebo, but only for participants who correctly identified the

> The reported acute effects were significantly more intense for the active dose compared to the placebo, but only for participants who correctly identified their experimental condition I find attempts to study psychedelics with placebo control kind of comical. The positive effects are not due to a chemical change, they are due to a direct subjective experience [1][2]. It's like trying to placebo control the effects of reading a good novel or seeing a sunset. But I guess this does help to dispel the similarly comical idea that a completely non-psychoactive dose of psychedelics can be beneficial. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8033615/#:~:text=Finally%2C%20in%20a%20psilocybin%20study,again%20suggesting%20some%20specificity%20to https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8033615/#:~:tex... [2] https://superbowl.substack.com/i/65186479/the-psychedelic-experience https://superbowl.substack.com/i/65186479/the-psychedelic-ex...