November 2018 PMID 29548884

The entropic brain - revisited.

Robin L Carhart-Harris

Mentions

21
Peak: 7 in Mar 2023
across 2 sources since Mar 2019

Extended reach

399,102
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Total likes

186

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6,696

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Mar 2019 – Apr 2024

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  • X / Twitter18 posts
  • YouTube3 videos

AI synopsis

What people are saying

Discussions highlight the article's emphasis on brain entropy and its measurement techniques, mentioning EEG and high temporal resolution modalities, with comments like 'brain entropy positively associated with intelligence' and debates on the best methods to assess it. The tone is analytical yet enthusiastic, reflecting high interest and active engagement in understanding and applying the concepts to neuroscience research.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the value of the revised hypothesis and its support for understanding brain states related to consciousness and psychedelics.

InterestHigh interest

Participants show high curiosity about the measures, implications, and research directions, as seen in references to EEG, TMS, and mental health applications.

EngagementModerate engagement

Posts incorporate technical details, such as neural signals and entropy calculations, demonstrating active engagement with the scientific content.

ImpactModerate impact

While some emphasize the significance for neuroscience and mental health treatments, the overall impact appears moderate, fostering ongoing scientific discussion.

Abstract in brief

  • The entropic brain hypothesis suggests that the level of entropy (or randomness) in spontaneous brain activity reflects how rich and diverse our conscious experiences are, with limits beyond which consciousness might be lost.
  • Recent studies support the idea that psychedelic states are associated with increased brain entropy and heightened criticality, meaning the brain becomes more sensitive and adaptable to internal and external stimuli.
  • The updated hypothesis offers specific ways to measure brain entropy, proposes new research directions, and considers how this understanding could improve treatments for mental health and neurological disorders like depression and consciousness disorders.

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Chris Timmermann
@neurodelia · X

In EEG, we found DMT-induced reduced alpha and backward waves (possibly encoding priors), increased forward waves, delta, and gamma power. Increased entropy (LZ) was linked to the richness of experience supporting the entropic brain hypothesis https://t.co/HoPxKJ1TiJ 6/n https://t.co/J9x00bELQ4

Mar 20, 2023 · 36 likes · 2 shares · 11,831 followers View post →
Burny - Effective Curiosity
@burny_tech · X

"Brain entropy positively associated with intelligence." More chaos, more degrees of freedom, nonlinearity, complexity of models. Combine with encoding the biggest amount of information in the least amount of bits possible in unified framework, deflation. https://t.co/W9YE3j26Bc

Mar 22, 2023 · 20 likes · 2 shares · 19,117 followers View post →
Robin Carhart-Harris
@RCarhartHarris · X

@georgejwdeane @NeuroConsc @EricElmoznino @ConstantAxel @introspection @g_lajoie_ Any overlap? https://t.co/83fw7teoX7 https://t.co/92gY2IxBdr

Apr 2, 2024 · 10 likes · 65,280 followers View post →
Robin Carhart-Harris
@RCarhartHarris · X

@ee_schenberg A little frustrating when you iterate your science (https://t.co/uKzoLoumpW) and precision of your hypotheses (https://t.co/lZeZdO0MSg) & it doesn't get acknowledged. The paper is meritorious, however. One big upshot is that others can now be better dialed in re metric https://t.co/Wy4QZWQzQH

Jul 4, 2023 · 8 likes · 65,280 followers View post →
Robin Carhart-Harris
@RCarhartHarris · X

@singletonion @ee_schenberg @D_E_McCulloch @anders_s_olsen @fisherpm1 @GitteKnudsen2 @CopenhagenNeuro @ManojDoss @PMallaroni BOLD isnt an optimal signal for assessing entropic brain effect of psychedelics. Sure, that’s where I started in 2013-2014 (a decade ago) but in this 2018 paper, I emphasised the need to look using a higher temporal resolution modality. https://t.co/83fw7tdR7z

Jul 4, 2023 · 4 likes · 65,280 followers View post →
Robin Carhart-Harris
@RCarhartHarris · X

@D_E_McCulloch @anders_s_olsen @fisherpm1 @GitteKnudsen2 @CopenhagenNeuro @singletonion @ManojDoss @PMallaroni Will have to check (looks thorough) but I continue to emphasise the superiority of eeg/Meg for assessing the entropic brain effect, which is remarkably robust and reliable. I first argued this here https://t.co/83fw7tdR7z

Jul 4, 2023 · 1 like · 65,280 followers View post →

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Robin Carhart-Harris
@RCarhartHarris · X

@georgejwdeane @NeuroConsc @EricElmoznino @ConstantAxel @introspection @g_lajoie_ Any overlap? https://t.co/83fw7teoX7 https://t.co/92gY2IxBdr

Apr 2, 2024 · 10 likes · 65,280 followers View post →
Greenthumb_one
@Greenthumb_one · X

The entropic brain - revisited https://t.co/heh6agQHEk https://t.co/gTuE64fHg0 https://t.co/BTU6idgFgE

Nov 4, 2023 · 1 like · 4,511 followers View post →
Victor - we/acc
@vlct0rs_tw1tter · X

@Malcolm_Ocean I don’t have much to contribute to the discourse right now, but if you have not found Brett Anderson’s work you may find it useful. Here’s a link to the first of two videos on consciousness within his series: Intimations of a new worldview. https://t.co/0uXPARRpnI

Jul 9, 2023 · 1 like · 926 followers View post →
LibKey
@libkey_io · X

@RCarhartHarris @ee_schenberg Help your colleagues avoid a paywall by accessing the article from their libraries: https://t.co/5YsIYsNalU Simply add https://t.co/SXSePSX5De to the DOI URL when sharing articles on Twitter and everywhere else!

Jul 4, 2023 · 555 followers View post →
Robin Carhart-Harris
@RCarhartHarris · X

@ee_schenberg A little frustrating when you iterate your science (https://t.co/uKzoLoumpW) and precision of your hypotheses (https://t.co/lZeZdO0MSg) & it doesn't get acknowledged. The paper is meritorious, however. One big upshot is that others can now be better dialed in re metric https://t.co/Wy4QZWQzQH

Jul 4, 2023 · 8 likes · 65,280 followers View post →
Robin Carhart-Harris
@RCarhartHarris · X

@D_E_McCulloch ‘Brain entropy’ can indeed mean different things. One advance might be to focus in (rather than out) on our definitions/measures? A positive implication of this paper but also argued a little while ago (https://t.co/83fw7tdR7z). Another positive is the discovery of an apparently

Jul 4, 2023 · 1 like · 65,280 followers View post →
Robin Carhart-Harris
@RCarhartHarris · X

@singletonion @ee_schenberg @D_E_McCulloch @anders_s_olsen @fisherpm1 @GitteKnudsen2 @CopenhagenNeuro @ManojDoss @PMallaroni BOLD isnt an optimal signal for assessing entropic brain effect of psychedelics. Sure, that’s where I started in 2013-2014 (a decade ago) but in this 2018 paper, I emphasised the need to look using a higher temporal resolution modality. https://t.co/83fw7tdR7z

Jul 4, 2023 · 4 likes · 65,280 followers View post →
Robin Carhart-Harris
@RCarhartHarris · X

@D_E_McCulloch @anders_s_olsen @fisherpm1 @GitteKnudsen2 @CopenhagenNeuro @singletonion @ManojDoss @PMallaroni Will have to check (looks thorough) but I continue to emphasise the superiority of eeg/Meg for assessing the entropic brain effect, which is remarkably robust and reliable. I first argued this here https://t.co/83fw7tdR7z

Jul 4, 2023 · 1 like · 65,280 followers View post →
fotis saltaferis HIV+ U=U
@Fsalt · X

RT @neurodelia: In EEG, we found DMT-induced reduced alpha and backward waves (possibly encoding priors), increased forward waves, delta, a…

Mar 26, 2023 · 2 shares · 2,675 followers View post →
Burny - Effective Curiosity
@burny_tech · X

RT @burny_tech: "Brain entropy positively associated with intelligence." More chaos, more degrees of freedom, nonlinearity, complexity of m…

Mar 23, 2023 · 2 shares · 19,117 followers View post →
Beata
@harmonicjunkie · X

RT @burny_tech: "Brain entropy positively associated with intelligence." More chaos, more degrees of freedom, nonlinearity, complexity of m…

Mar 23, 2023 · 2 shares · 883 followers View post →
Burny - Effective Curiosity
@burny_tech · X

"Brain entropy positively associated with intelligence." More chaos, more degrees of freedom, nonlinearity, complexity of models. Combine with encoding the biggest amount of information in the least amount of bits possible in unified framework, deflation. https://t.co/W9YE3j26Bc

Mar 22, 2023 · 20 likes · 2 shares · 19,117 followers View post →
George Blackburne
@rhizoqualia · X

RT @neurodelia: In EEG, we found DMT-induced reduced alpha and backward waves (possibly encoding priors), increased forward waves, delta, a…

Mar 20, 2023 · 2 shares · 787 followers View post →
LibKey
@libkey_io · X

@neurodelia Access the paywalled article from your library: https://t.co/5YsIYsNalU Promote scholarly access to content by simply adding https://t.co/SXSePSX5De to the DOI URL

Mar 20, 2023 · 555 followers View post →
Chris Timmermann
@neurodelia · X

In EEG, we found DMT-induced reduced alpha and backward waves (possibly encoding priors), increased forward waves, delta, and gamma power. Increased entropy (LZ) was linked to the richness of experience supporting the entropic brain hypothesis https://t.co/HoPxKJ1TiJ 6/n https://t.co/J9x00bELQ4

Mar 20, 2023 · 36 likes · 2 shares · 11,831 followers View post →
Flâneur
@GROEMODEL · X

حيث اظهرت الاستبانات ان شخصية الابداع النفسية openness تكاد تكون ملازمه لجميع الاشخاص الذين تمت دراستهم ويمكن الاستزادة أكثر من خلال هذه الورقة العلمية وغيرها https://t.co/w7y5cURUv8.

May 25, 2022 · 1 like · 454 followers View post →
Psykedeelitutkimusyhdistys ry
@psytyfi · X

Miten psykedeelit vaikuttavat aivoissa ja mielessä, ja mitä tekemistä entropialla, kritikaalisuudella tai anarkialla on tämän kanssa? Tuore webinaariesityksemme tarkastelee ehdotettua kokonaismallia psykedeelien toiminnasta: https://t.co/rO08oYUxHp

Sep 25, 2020 · 1 like · 565 followers View post →
Amsterdam Psychedelic Research Association (APRA)
@APRAresearch · X

The entropic brain - revisited. https://t.co/IWdxOchwd4

Mar 21, 2019 · 4,006 followers View post →