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Psychedelics, Consciousness, Mental Health & the Entropic Brain | Robin Carhart-Harris | 173

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Attention Elevates Entropic States

Engaging in a task or focusing attention increases brain activity's entropy, signifying more disordered and desynchronized brain activity compared to a resting state. This phenomenon aligns with findings in visual attention research, indicating that as individuals concentrate on specific tasks, brain regions involved show desynchronization, reflecting a shift towards higher entropy on the scale of cognitive states.

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