Neuroscience

I keep thinking of animals (such as pigeons) who experience the world at a higher FPS, i.e. in slow motion / higher temporal resolution relative to us

Humans experience this occasionally e.g. when going through an accident / life-threatening situation

Is it possible to chemically induce this state of hyper vigilance?

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First usage of Tramadol after a long break off it tends to have this subjective effect on me. Maybe 20% improvement? Quite amazing for video games, breezing through situations that would kill me 99% of the time in my baseline state.

Interesting! I see it’s an opioid painkiller, I would have naively assumed that it would dull your senses, not make them sharper.

Also, first time I hear of video game doping 😅

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I have no experience with other opioids, and little drug experience overall. So there is that.

I'm also someone with relatively high pain perception as baseline.

It may be that a global cushion against pain frees the mind to finally see properly, moreso than time dilation (although it *feels* that way).

It gets me high for sure, so I emphasize the subjective nature of this perception.

But, the objective results have been pronounced enough to form an interesting pattern for me. 

There is a sense of things slowing down and having infinite time to assess situations.