Microdosing: Is it a Placebo Effect?

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Dr Balázs Szigeti will explore the surprising new results from his study which used a revolutionary method to study microdosing.

Microdosing has exploded in popularity in recent years, with proponents claiming enhanced creativity and cognitive ability. But what does the science say?Dr Balázs Szigeti will overview the scientific literature on microdosing and present the new results from his self-blinded microdosing study and explain the revolutionary methodology he developed for this study.Balázs Szigeti has a degree in mathematical physics from Imperial College London and earned a PhD in computational neuroscience from the University of Edinburgh. For his PhD he developed a machine learning pipeline for the behavioral classification of Caenorhabditis elegans. Balazs was also involved with the OpenWorm project, an open science project dedicated to create a biophysical simulation of C. Elegans' nervous system. After graduating, he spent a few years as a biomedical software engineer at the Icahn Institute of Genetics in New York to create tools for whole cell modeling. He collaborated with the Global Drug Survey to show that neuroimaging studies consistently overestimate the harm of recreational MDMA use. Recently he invented 'self-blinding', a novel methodology that enables self-experimenters to incorporate placebo control into their experimentation without clinical supervision. Using this methodology, Balázs designed and lead the self-blinding microdose study, the largest placebo controlled study on psychedelics to-date.To support our events, and the work we do, consider becoming a <a href="https://www.drugscience.org.uk/support-drug-science/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Drug Science Community Member</a>.Register now so you don't miss out.Important note:We will sometimes communicate to you about other Drug Science events or content that we think you would be interested in. By registering for this event you consent to this. If you do not want to be contacted by us, you can change your settings in Eventbrite to not share email addresses with organisers. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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Microdosing: Is it a Placebo Effect?

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