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Meanwhile this placebo-controlled study happened quite recently and didn't find benefits, or at least no benefits compared to a placebo.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/amandasiebert/2021/03/03/larges...

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What's interesting to me about this study is it was done with people who already actively microdose. So they have prior experience of what non-placebo microdosing feels like to them. The placebo effect might be much stronger in that population than a population that has never microdosed. That could be great news in terms of long term benefits of microdosing by using a combo of placebo and actual psychedelics.

I think that study is focused on cognitive benifits around thi King and creativity no? Not mental health.

No, it studied "well-being, mindfulness, life satisfaction, and paranoia" also.

https://elifesciences.org/articles/62878#s4

That study is really interesting. Thank you for linking it

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