On: UBC Researchers: why the brain loses capacity to re-grow connections

[psyklic]

The problem with drugs are their side effects. It's not ethical to allow human experiments when the only positive of a drug is "it's fun."

[jamesbritt → psyklic]

'It's not ethical to allow human experiments when the only positive of a drug is "it's fun."'

Not even if all parties (ha ha) involved are aware of the purpose of the drug and agree to the experiment anyway?

Fun is a legit ambition.

[psyklic → jamesbritt]

I highly doubt it would ever pass a medical ethics review board, and these are necessary for the FDA to approve it for commercial sale. They look at whether the pros outweigh the potential cons. If the only pro is "fun", this is unlikely to happen. But philosophically, I agree with you haha :(

[MaysonL → psyklic]

Just call it an "anti-depressant".

[MaysonL → psyklic]

Just call it an "anti-depressant".

[dejb → jamesbritt]

Yes. I thought there was something in the US constitution about it.

[anamax → dejb]

Nope - the declaration of independence.

The DofI was part of the revolution, which led to the articles of confederacy. They were later abandoned in favor of the US constitution.

For what it's worth, pretty much every bad thing predicted by the opponents of the US constitution came true.

[xiaoma → psyklic]

Fun almost certainly isn't the only positive that comes with restoring one's neural plasticity in old age.

[helveticaman → psyklic]

What about alcohol?