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Jay A. Olson

Researcher at McGill University

Publications -  35
Citations -  990

Jay A. Olson is an academic researcher from McGill University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Randomized controlled trial. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 25 publications receiving 717 citations. Previous affiliations of Jay A. Olson include Harvard University & Simon Fraser University.

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Photodynamic therapy of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in pathologic myopia with verteporfin - 1-year results of a randomized clinical trial - VIP report no. 1

Jennifer J. Arnold, +292 more
- 01 Jan 2001 - 
TL;DR: Because photodynamic therapy with verteporfin can safely increase the chance of stabilizing or improving vision in patients with subfoveal CNV from pathologic myopia compared with a placebo, it is recommended ophthalmologists consider vertEPorfin therapy for treatment of such patients.
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Smartphone addiction is increasing across the world: A meta-analysis of 24 countries

TL;DR: This paper conducted a meta-analysis of studies published between 2014 and 2020 that used the Smartphone Addiction Scale, which measures whether smartphone use interferes with one's daily life, and found that problematic smartphone use is increasing across the world.
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Tripping on nothing: placebo psychedelics and contextual factors

TL;DR: Understanding how context and expectations promote psychedelic-like effects, even without the drug, will help researchers to isolate drug effects and clinicians to maximise their therapeutic potential.
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Smartphone addiction is increasing across the world: A meta-analysis of 24 countries

TL;DR: This article conducted a meta-analysis of studies published between 2014 and 2020 that used the Smartphone Addiction Scale, the most common measure of problematic smartphone use, focusing on adolescents and young adults since they tend to have the highest screen time and smartphone ownership rates.
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Influencing choice without awareness

TL;DR: Combining real-world and laboratory research can be a powerful way to study magic and can provide new methods to study the feeling of free will.