[bgandrew]

so it's like comparing a downer to an upper, right? not the best comparison in my books.

[PartiallyTyped]

LSD is not exactly a downer. The decreased activity is because serotonin circuits are antagonists to dopamine circuits.

[bgandrew]

I know. I'm just saying there is very little sense in comparing it to adderall.

[sva_]

I think you can compare it to amphetamines (adderall): Amphetamines narrow your focus of attention, while psychdelics widen it.

[celdon25]

> Amphetamines narrow your focus of attention, while psychdelics widen it.

And that's exactly why this study is bogus. Here are the two tests which they used to "measure" cognitive ability. See anything wrong here?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit_symbol_substitution_test

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-back