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Brain Entropy
NeuroscienceRandomness of brain activity.
Example: This is the core idea behind Carhart-Harris's "entropic brain" hypothesis — see our Default Mode Network entry above for how psychedelics are thought to raise it by collapsing that network's normal, low-entropy organization.
What is brain entropy?
Randomness of brain activity.
Why do researchers think psychedelics raise brain entropy?
It's the core idea behind Carhart-Harris's "entropic brain" hypothesis — psychedelics are thought to raise it by collapsing the default mode network's normal, low-entropy organization. See our Default Mode Network entry.