Show Notes
Meet the Magic of Mushrooms on Colour Blindness
Roughly 300 million people have a colour vision deficiency. But with a few mushrooms and some magic, those who experience colourblindness might be able to see a whole range of colors for the first time.
References: Magic Mushrooms seem to have a strange effect on color blindness | Science Alert Ishihara test: Color Blind Test | Colormax What is LSD | Science Alert Case report: Prolonged amelioration of mild red-green color vision deficiency following psilocybin mushroom use | Drug Science, Policy and Law Improved colour blindness symptoms associated with recreational psychedelic use: Results from the Global Drug Survey 2017 | Drug Science, Policy and Law
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