Dr Dean Burnett
@garwboy.bsky.social
"Top egghead neuroscientist" - The Daily Star
Author, science communicator/pundit, former psychiatry lecturer, occasional wit, frazzled parent, balding
Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/theneuroscienceofeverydaylife
Author, science communicator/pundit, former psychiatry lecturer, occasional wit, frazzled parent, balding
Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/theneuroscienceofeverydaylife
From article alone: *very* cautious optimism
Pros:
In-keeping with established psychedelic efficacy
Decent metrics
Cons:
V small sample size
Self-reported quantitative mental health values very much not robust
How we defining 'microdosing'? Also v open to interpretation
Pros:
In-keeping with established psychedelic efficacy
Decent metrics
Cons:
V small sample size
Self-reported quantitative mental health values very much not robust
How we defining 'microdosing'? Also v open to interpretation
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
From article alone: *very* cautious optimism
Pros:
In-keeping with established psychedelic efficacy
Decent metrics
Cons:
V small sample size
Self-reported quantitative mental health values very much not robust
How we defining 'microdosing'? Also v open to interpretation
Pros:
In-keeping with established psychedelic efficacy
Decent metrics
Cons:
V small sample size
Self-reported quantitative mental health values very much not robust
How we defining 'microdosing'? Also v open to interpretation
.............nnoooo.
Genuinely one of my favourite ever subtle reactions
Genuinely one of my favourite ever subtle reactions
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
.............nnoooo.
Genuinely one of my favourite ever subtle reactions
Genuinely one of my favourite ever subtle reactions
Me, to cat:
homer simpson says that so much it 's lost all meaning to bart simpson
ALT: homer simpson says that so much it 's lost all meaning to bart simpson
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Me, to cat:
I am as shocked and horrified as I've ever been about a retort to this exact subject matter, on this platform.
November 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I am as shocked and horrified as I've ever been about a retort to this exact subject matter, on this platform.
Getting a lot of "SEND IT!" this morning. Nobody has clarified where it needs to be sent or why.
November 8, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Getting a lot of "SEND IT!" this morning. Nobody has clarified where it needs to be sent or why.
Absolutely fine. Not a scratch. Hence my baffled reaction. He's been nothing but friendly and loving since we got him at 8 weeks old, but I guess I forget they were bred to be hunting dogs, so must have some baseline fortitude
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Absolutely fine. Not a scratch. Hence my baffled reaction. He's been nothing but friendly and loving since we got him at 8 weeks old, but I guess I forget they were bred to be hunting dogs, so must have some baseline fortitude