No idea. I really do not have a good way to measure this. I am also quite skeptical of things like IQ tests as a means for measuring such things. I've had some in depth discussions with a friend that is a psychoanalyst about these tests and have read up on them myself. My limited understanding is that they are mostly useful for putting a person into a range but getting exact numbers is not feasible, meaning that the tests giving a specific number is really just an approximation in a range and that also varies by which of the two standard tests is used.
If I could get something that could measure exact interaction response times of synapses then perhaps that might be a starting point. The equipment exists but doubt I could even afford the grey-market gear nor do I have a place to put it.
One might ask why I take these molecules if I can not measure efficacy. For me it's simple. They are relatively cheap and there are enough studied benefits that even if the gains are marginal I will find that an acceptable net gain in the big picture of my overall health.
I got some Lion's Mane capsules from Amazon (though I'm not sure how pure they are; for all I know they crushed up some whitecaps and put those in there). I started with 1/3 the recommended daily dose and started having slight headaches. That was the end of that experiment. :-(
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Has Lion’s Mane made demonstrable improvements in your intelligence???
No idea. I really do not have a good way to measure this. I am also quite skeptical of things like IQ tests as a means for measuring such things. I've had some in depth discussions with a friend that is a psychoanalyst about these tests and have read up on them myself. My limited understanding is that they are mostly useful for putting a person into a range but getting exact numbers is not feasible, meaning that the tests giving a specific number is really just an approximation in a range and that also varies by which of the two standard tests is used.
If I could get something that could measure exact interaction response times of synapses then perhaps that might be a starting point. The equipment exists but doubt I could even afford the grey-market gear nor do I have a place to put it.
One might ask why I take these molecules if I can not measure efficacy. For me it's simple. They are relatively cheap and there are enough studied benefits that even if the gains are marginal I will find that an acceptable net gain in the big picture of my overall health.
Has it in yours?
Yes I score several points higher consistently in IQ tests, and I have very wild and vivid dreams.
Sorry, meant to reply to you earlier.
I got some Lion's Mane capsules from Amazon (though I'm not sure how pure they are; for all I know they crushed up some whitecaps and put those in there). I started with 1/3 the recommended daily dose and started having slight headaches. That was the end of that experiment. :-(
How do you avoid the practice effect as a confounder in frequent IQ testing?
Don't get me wrong, if you feel like it helps you then go for it, but objective claims deserve objective evidence.
See https://nootritious.com/nootropics/lions-mane/
Specifically, erinacines and hericenones.
That doesn't answer the question about the confounding factor.
You're right. My mistake.