The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
However, by way of reducing activation of the prefrontal cortex, there is some evidence that alcohol and other substances that reduce what's called autobiographical scripting, that is, a narrative about ourselves, so self awareness, that it can enhance divergent thinking at very low doses.
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Native comments, Twitter mentions, and Reddit threads about this claim — surfaced together so the conversation isn't fragmented across platforms.
Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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