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Underlying Statement (8.15) is the assumption that increasing random-

ness (or entropy) necessarily decreases information (i.e., order), which seems

to violate the FLI, Statement (8.12a).

In contrast to Statement (8.15), the infusion of psilocybin actually

increased order as measured by IP, from 1.03 to 1.37 bits, indicating

that the psilocybin infusion increases both entropy and information.

(8.16)

Statement 8.16 is mathematically possible because psilocybin infu-

sion could have increased both the denominator, AUC(GLE), and the

numerator, AUC(PDE), in Eq. (8.10) but the latter more than the former,

resulting in an increase in IP. If this interpretation of the psilocybin effects

on brain neurohemodynamics proves to be correct, it would be possible to

conclude that

Psilocybin increases order in the human brain, rather than decreases it

as predicted by the entropic brain hypothesis. (8.17)

For the purpose of facilitating discussions, Statements (8.16) and

(8.17) may be referred to as the “informational brain hypothesis (IBH)” to

contrast with EBH, Statement (8.15). The differences and similarities

between EBH and IBH are summarized in Table 8.4.

Table 8.4 A comparison between the entropic [341] and informational brain [547, 563]

hypotheses.

EBH IBH

Psilocybin

induces

Increase in entropy Increase in entropy as measured by

AUC(GLE)

(Not available) Increase in selection as measured by

AUC(PDE)/AUC(GLE)

(Not available) Increase IP as measured by Log 2 [AUC(PDE)/

AUC(GLE)]

Increase in DMN activities Increase in DMN activities

PDE = Planckian distribution equation, (8.2) or (8.3) [27, 442]. GLE = Gaussian-like equation, (8.9)

[27, 442]. AUC = area under the curve. IP = Planckian information, (8.10). DMN = default mode

network [341].

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