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Psychedelics work by strengthening the brain's top-down priors

Drawn from what Scott Alexander said, then moved away from

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    Scott Alexander 22 Aug 2019 · held 1 day

    A more recent paper by Carhart-Harris and Friston provides compelling evidence that psychedelics probably work by _weakening_ the brain's top-down priors, meaning I got this one maximally wrong.

    A more recent paper by Carhart-Harris and Friston provides compelling evidence that psychedelics probably work by weakening the brain's top-down priors, meaning I got this one maximally wrong.

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First recorded here 21 Aug 2019 · How quotes work

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