Scientists reveal how LSD changes the way the brain processes language

Lauded by hippies, music heads and fans of all things psychedelic, acid has been used to blur the boundaries of reality and perception for decades. Experts have drawn parallels between the dissociative effects caused by the drug on the brain and psychiatric illnesses, with hope it could potentially be explored as a treatment. Now researchers have shown how the drug affects language and speech, reveal it may even enable users to be more creative. In the trials, participants took between 40 to 80 micrograms of the drug intravenously, which would be in the same range as the average tab of acid (illustrated). Researchers in Germany and the UK carried out trials in which participants were asked to name a number of pictures, either under the influence of acid or taking a placebo.