Doorknob Comments was named for a phenomenon that sometimes happens at the end of a therapy session, when the patient may mention something important and riddled with conflict, right as you’re walking out the door. Equal parts frustrating and enlightening, it surfaces key issues which may--or may not!-- get addressed anytime soon.
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Doorknob Comments was named for a phenomenon that sometimes happens at the end of a therapy session, when the patient may mention something important and riddled with conflict, right as you’re walking out the door. Equal parts frustrating and enlightening, it surfaces key issues which may--or may not!-- get addressed anytime soon.
Active Inference, the Free Energy Principle, and Therapy
Doorknob Comments
1 hour 19 minutes
1 year ago
Active Inference, the Free Energy Principle, and Therapy
In this episode, Grant and Fara are joined by esteemed neurophysicist and authority on brain imaging, Dr. Karl Friston. His revolutionary impact on studies of the brain derives from his inventive use of probability theory to analyze neural imaging data. They discuss how we might think about psychotherapy from the point of view of Dr. Friston's work and briefly touch on artificial general intelligence, AGI, through Karl's work on VERSES AI.
We hope you enjoy!
In This Episode
[0:00] Introduction
[1:35] Episode Overview
[02:30] Journey into Brain Imaging Research
[6:30] Mathematics and Brain Processing
[12:10] Active Inference and its Relevance to Psychotherapy
[24:10] Therapeutic Alliance as Computational System
[27:50] Revising Entrenched Beliefs Through Therapy
[32:20] Trauma, Condition, and Altered Rationale
[55:00] Mindfulness and Managing Prediction Errors
[1:00:00] Consciousness and Selfhood
[1:04:35] Verses AI and the Future of Psychiatry
Resources and Links
Doorknob Comments
https://www.doorknobcomments.com/
Dr. Karl Friston
https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/2747-karl-friston
https://www.verses.ai/
Dr. Fara White
https://www.farawhitemd.com/
Dr. Grant Brenner
https://www.granthbrennermd.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-h-brenner-md-dfapa/
Doorknob Comments
Doorknob Comments was named for a phenomenon that sometimes happens at the end of a therapy session, when the patient may mention something important and riddled with conflict, right as you’re walking out the door. Equal parts frustrating and enlightening, it surfaces key issues which may--or may not!-- get addressed anytime soon.
