A critical review of brain entropy as a biomarker of the psychedelic state.
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews July 1, 2026 Bruno Moses, Manoj K. Doss, Enzo Tagliazucchi 1 citation
Serotonergic psychedelics induce profound alterations in consciousness, giving rise to an altered state commonly referred to as the psychedelic state. The entropic brain hypothesis proposes that brain entropy (i.e., the degree of uncertainty in the distribution of brain states) is elevated during the psychedelic state, as well as in other states characterized by an expanded breadth of...
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Consciousness
Entropy
Neuroimaging
Psychedelics