This paper formulates the action of psychedelics by integrating the free-energy principle and
entropic brain hypothesis. We call this formulation relaxed beliefs under psychedelics …

Perception and perceptual decision-making are strongly facilitated by prior knowledge about
the probabilistic structure of the world. While the computational benefits of using prior …

'How Emotions Are Made did what all great books do. It took a subject I thought I understood
and turned my understanding upside down'–Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tip** Point …

Insistence on sameness and intolerance of change are among the diagnostic criteria for
autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but little research has addressed how people with ASD …

This review considers computational psychiatry from a particular viewpoint: namely, a
commitment to explaining psychopathology in terms of pathophysiology. It rests on the …

Based on Francesca Happé's best-selling textbook, Autism: An Introduction to Psychological
Theory, this completely new edition provides a concise overview of contemporary …

Progress in psychological science can be limited by a number of factors, not least of which
are the starting assumptions of scientists themselves. We believe that some influential …

Analysis and interpretation of studies on cognitive and affective dysregulation often draw
upon the network paradigm, especially the Triple Network Model, which consists of the …

The free-energy principle (FEP) is a formal model of neuronal processes that is widely
recognised in neuroscience as a unifying theory of the brain and biobehaviour. More …

Social performances pervade human interactions. Some autistic people describe their social
performances as 'camouflaging'and engage in these performances to mitigate social …