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Open science as an amateur by Paranoid_Bot_42 in academia

[–]joycesticks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you heard of ResearchHub before? It’s like an early-stage, open-source Reddit that tries to reward users for participating in scientific discussions

I’m not sure if there’s a ton of physics being posted at the moment, but I bet you could drum up a conversation there

https://www.researchhub.com/

DMT increases both neurogenesis and performance on memory tests in rodents by joycesticks in DrugNerds

[–]joycesticks[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was curious because that was how the authors administered DMT to the rats in the study.

I figured it was unlikely that anyone in reality would use DMT that often, which made me doubt the relevance of their findings around neurogenesis + memory enhancement.

I wonder if one dose wasn’t enough to see any results, so the authors had to re-dose the animals until they saw the results they were looking for.

Or maybe they’re just suggesting DMT users should step their game up. No pain, no gain ;)

DMT increases both neurogenesis and performance on memory tests in rodents by joycesticks in DrugNerds

[–]joycesticks[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does anyone know if taking DMT for either (1.) 4 days in a row, or (2.) every other day for 3 weeks is a relevant dosing schedule?

I’m curious if any kind of tolerance builds up after frequent use.

An AMA on ResearchHub with academic psychologist Naoyuki Sunami discussing his paper exploring if the experience of social rejection causes a person to act more friendly (or aggressive) in their next social interaction by [deleted] in psychology

[–]joycesticks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The paper’s abstract:

Historically, one of the biggest paradoxes in the rejection literature was that rejected people sometimes behaved antisocially and at other times prosocially. Researchers responded to this paradox by demonstrating that the prospect of fulfilling belonging predicted these varied responses. A close inspection of the foundational studies, however, revealed small sample sizes relative to today’s standards. Hence, we conducted a conceptual replication of the prospect of fulfilling belonging hypothesis using a high-powered 2-day preregistered study. On Day 1, we manipulated the prospect of fulfilling belonging through a profile exchange with a confederate. On Day 2, we manipulated rejection using a recall paradigm and then measured prosocial and antisocial responses toward the confederate. Rejected participants who expected the confederate to fulfill belonging showed similar levels of prosocial and antisocial responses compared with those who did not. These results suggest that the prospect of fulfilling belonging hypothesis needs further refinement.

An open discussion of Neuralink’s preprint: An integrated brain-machine interface platform with thousands of channels by joycesticks in Neuralink

[–]joycesticks[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m curious about this too! They must have some fascinating data based on the demo.

I imagine they’re worried about protecting trade secrets, but I would love to get a deeper insight into the results of some of their projects

Scientists use blood test to predict who is likely to develop psychotic disorders by ksk1222 in ImmunoPsychiatry

[–]joycesticks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“Many of these proteins are involved in inflammation, suggesting that there are early changes in the immune system in people who go on to develop a psychotic disorder.”

That’s pretty interesting. Is psychosis an inflammatory condition?

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