Deductive Reflections on Coherence and Information

This article is part of the 40Hz research platform developed at Casa degli Artisti in Milan, focusing on listening conditions, perceptual environments and the role of low-frequency sound in shaping cognitive and embodied experience.

Methodological note

This document presents a speculative interpretive framework that relates phenomena from different disciplinary domains. The proposed connections are structural analogies that require independent validation in each field. To facilitate critical evaluation, the text uses the following epistemological markers:

(empirical fact) = Scientifically established statements

(interpretive hypothesis) = Plausible but unproven interpretations

(philosophical speculation) = Explicit metaphysical conjectures

Bibliographic references are indicated with numbers in square brackets [n] and collected in the final bibliography.

Introduction

This text originates from an in-depth exploration of the potential of 40 Hz, initially observed as a frequency capable of influencing human perceptual, cognitive, and emotional functioning. The interest in this frequency concerns not only its possible practical applications but above all the structural reasons that explain its effectiveness.

In attempting to understand these reasons, the investigation gradually extended beyond the neuroscientific domain, relating 40 Hz to concepts from contemporary physics, complex systems theory, and depth psychology. This broadening stems from a simple observation: when a phenomenon acts coherently across multiple levels of experience, it calls for an equally broad interpretive framework.

What follows is configured as a deductive text. It does not propose a closed theory, but a sequence of questions, observations, and hypotheses that are progressively connected to reveal a possible common structure. The guiding thread concerns the way reality is organized and the way it becomes accessible to an observing system.

In this perspective, 40 Hz is considered not only as a frequency of operational interest, but as a possible point of access to deeper dynamics linked to coherence, correlation, and the organization of the whole. From here begins a reflection that traverses the themes of locality and non-locality, the nature of information, and the role of synchronization in complex systems.

The entangled state as the first clue to non-locality

(empirical fact) Quantum mechanics introduces the entangled state as one of its most profound discoveries [1,2]. In an entangled state, two or more particles share a common state structure; the properties describing the system emerge at the level of the whole and only make sense in relation to the totality of the system itself.

This phenomenon highlights an essential point. There exist real states in which relation constitutes the primary element, while the parts are derived. The description of reality no longer starts from individual objects, but from the structure that binds them.

(interpretive hypothesis) In this perspective, locality—understood as spatial separation and functional independence—appears as one possible mode of reality, not as its ultimate foundation. Distance ceases to be the primary organizational criterion of the physical state.

(empirical fact) Non-locality thus emerges as a real, observable, and reproducible property [3,4], albeit confined to particular and difficult-to-maintain conditions. This first clue suggests that reality admits deeper organizational regimes than those described by classical physics.

Why does entanglement exist

(philosophical speculation) The presence of entanglement raises a question that precedes any technical interpretation: why does such a state exist?

In nature, persisting configurations are not arbitrary. Every observable structure, at any scale, shows a functional relationship with the stability, survival, or evolution of the system of which it is part. Useless, purely ornamental, or functionless states tend to disappear.

The question thus becomes inevitable. What purpose does a deeply correlated state like entanglement serve—one that appears fragile, unstable, and difficult to maintain in the current physical regime? Is it a tool that emerged later to solve a specific problem, or is it the remnant of a more general and prior condition?

(empirical fact) If entanglement had arisen as a functional tool within the current regime of locality, one would expect it to be robust, frequent, and adaptive [5]. Instead, the opposite occurs. Entangled states are rare, temporary, and easily destroyed by interaction with the environment.

This empirical fact makes it unlikely that entanglement is a mechanism “designed” to operate in the fragmented world we observe today.

(interpretive hypothesis) From this arises the deduction: entanglement does not appear to be a late solution, but a partial survival. Its fragility does not indicate lack of function, but incompatibility with the current regime. It indicates that this type of correlation belongs to a configuration of reality in which it was natural, stable, and widespread.

(philosophical speculation) In other words, entanglement appears as what remains of a state in which correlation was the norm, not the exception. Not an innovation, but a trace. Not an adaptation to the present, but a signal coming from an original condition in which the system operated as a coherent whole, before fragmentation and locality became dominant.

Entropy and progressive deterioration of correlation

(empirical fact) Entangled states, though real and experimentally observable, are today rare, delicate, and difficult to maintain [9]. This instability is not a local anomaly but fits into a broader dynamic concerning the evolution of physical systems over time. In this context, entropy appears—not as the first cause, but as the description of an already ongoing process.

Entropy does not introduce the disintegration of information; it measures it. It describes the tendency of systems to distribute information, increase local degrees of freedom, and reduce the constraints that keep parts strongly correlated. In other words, entropy quantitatively reveals the progressive loosening of a pre-existing coherent structure.

(empirical fact) In this process, global and strongly integrated configurations tend to fragment, giving way to states in which components acquire functional autonomy [10]. Coherence does not disappear suddenly but dilutes over time, transforming into ever more local, partial, and unstable correlations.

(interpretive hypothesis) Applied to entanglement, this reading suggests a precise deduction. The loss of correlation does not indicate the failure of a mechanism but the natural effect of a regime that privileges separation as a condition of stability. Decoherence thus becomes the process through which an originally more integrated reality reconfigures itself into autonomous parts.

This progressive deterioration of correlation introduces a key point. If today we observe only residual, temporary, and localized forms of correlation, then it is plausible to hypothesize that in a previous phase such correlations were more extensive and stable. Entropy does not create fragmentation from nothing; it bears witness to its advancement.

(philosophical speculation) In this perspective, entropy appears, like entanglement, as an indirect trace of a pre-existing more coherent state. Where entanglement signals what remains of original correlation, entropy signals the process through which that correlation progressively dispersed. Together, the two concepts describe not an opposition but two sides of the same transition: from global coherence to operational locality.

The original state and the problem of fragility

(philosophical speculation) The hypothesis of an originally strongly correlated state leads to a crucial question. A system in which all parts are intimately connected possesses maximum coherence, but this very coherence introduces structural fragility. When every element depends on the whole, any local perturbation tends to propagate throughout the entire system.

In a state of total correlation, informational efficiency is extremely high. There are no redundancies, no watertight compartments, no barriers to slow the propagation of changes. The system functions as a compact unit capable of immediate global responses. This condition represents, from an organizational point of view, an extreme form of optimization.

At the same time, precisely this optimization exposes the system to an equally extreme risk. The absence of separations makes it impossible to isolate a perturbation. A single destabilizing event can compromise the entire configuration without the possibility of containment or local recovery. Absolute coherence therefore coincides with absolute vulnerability.

(interpretive hypothesis) This paradox introduces a decisive point in the deductive path. Fragility is not an accidental defect of the correlated state but a direct consequence of it [11]. A totally coherent system is intrinsically unstable in a dynamic context because it lacks mechanisms to protect against perturbative events.

From this emerges the necessity of a transformation. To persist over time, an originally coherent system must relinquish part of its unity, introducing separations, margins of independence, and degrees of local autonomy. The fragility of the original state thus becomes the condition that makes necessary the emergence of a new organizational regime based on fragmentation and protection of the parts.

Fragmentation as a survival strategy

(interpretive hypothesis) If the originally strongly correlated state guarantees maximum coherence but exposes the system to total vulnerability, then fragmentation assumes a radically different meaning from that of mere loss or deterioration. Fragmentation can be read as a survival strategy of the system as a whole.

By introducing separations, the system reduces the risk of global collapse. Perturbations no longer propagate instantly throughout the whole but are confined within limited portions of the structure. The loss of global coherence thus enables the birth of relatively autonomous compartments capable of absorbing errors, adapting locally, and maintaining the continuity of the whole.

(empirical fact) Fragmentation also makes redundancy possible. Similar information can be replicated in multiple parts of the system, increasing the probability that at least one will survive destructive events [12]. This principle is central in biological systems, computer systems, and all complex systems operating in unstable environments.

Moreover, the separation of components introduces the possibility of differentiation and specialization. Different parts of the system can assume distinct roles, develop specific functions, and respond independently to local conditions. This dynamic paves the way for evolution, variation, and progressive adaptation.

(philosophical speculation) In this perspective, fragmentation does not represent the opposite of coherence but a functional transformation of it. Coherence is not eliminated but distributed, diluted, and made compatible with persistence over time. The system renounces absolute unity to gain resilience, stability, and the capacity for survival.

The Big Bang as a protective transition

(philosophical speculation) In light of the preceding considerations, the primordial event of the universe can also be interpreted as a protective transition, in addition to being a simple moment of origin. In this deductive reading, the Big Bang represents the passage from a regime of global correlation to a regime of functional separation, made necessary by the intrinsic fragility of a totally coherent state.

The fragmentation that follows the initial event introduces a distribution of information in space and time. What was previously a unitary and vulnerable whole is decomposed into multiple relatively independent elements. This separation reduces the possibility that a single perturbation can compromise the entire system, making reality more resistant and persistent.

(empirical fact) For such fragmentation to be possible, a continuous dynamic is required. Dynamics introduce entropy as an operational principle, and entropy makes time meaningful [13]. With time emerges spacetime as the structure that enables separation, distance, and local causality. Locality thus becomes an indispensable operational condition for the survival of the system.

In this perspective, the Big Bang does not merely mark the beginning of the observable universe but the initiation of an organizational regime oriented toward preservation. Locality does not arise as the negation of original coherence but as its adaptive transformation. The system renounces absolute unity to gain duration, resilience, and the possibility of evolution.

This reading does not replace established cosmological descriptions but integrates them with a functional key. The Big Bang appears as the moment in which reality chooses fragmentation as a strategy to continue to exist.

Two fundamental regimes of reality

(interpretive hypothesis) The deductive path traced so far leads to a significant conceptual simplification. Instead of multiplying levels, dimensions, or parallel universes to explain the complexity of reality, the hypothesis emerges that it may operate according to only two fundamental regimes of organization.

The first is the non-local regime, characterized by coherence, correlation, and unity. In this regime, relation precedes parts, information is distributed, and the whole constitutes the primary reference. Reality, in this mode, functions as a compact, highly integrated, and efficient system, but structurally fragile.

The second is the local regime, characterized by separation, autonomy of parts, and spatial and temporal causality. In this regime, the identity of elements is defined by their functional independence, distance becomes relevant, and information fragments into manageable portions. Locality makes protection, resilience, and evolution over time possible.

These two regimes do not describe two distinct worlds nor two incompatible realities. They represent two operational modes of the same reality, emerged in response to different needs. Non-locality preserves the original structure of the whole; locality guarantees its survival over time.

In this framework, the complexity of the universe can be interpreted as the result of a persistent structural tension between unity and separation, without requiring a proliferation of dimensions. Reality appears predominantly organized according to locality, understood as a stable operational condition, while residual and transitory manifestations of non-local correlation remain observable as traces of a more coherent original configuration.

Entanglement as a trace of the original regime

(interpretive hypothesis) Within the framework outlined so far, entanglement assumes a meaning that goes beyond the description of a single quantum phenomenon. It can be interpreted as a residual trace of the original regime of reality—a local and temporary manifestation of a deeper organizational mode that is today largely inaccessible.

Its very rarity and fragility reinforce this reading. Entanglement does not appear as a condition spontaneously favored by the current regime, dominated by locality and entropy, but as something that survives only in particular circumstances, when conditions allow the system to escape, even briefly, ordinary fragmentation. If entanglement had arisen as a functional tool within the current configuration of reality, one would expect it to be stable, frequent, and adaptive. Instead, the opposite occurs.

This fact suggests a precise deduction. Entanglement does not introduce a new logic into contemporary reality but reactivates, for brief instants, a more ancient logic. It shows that non-locality is not an abstract theoretical hypothesis but a real possibility that continues to exist as the structural background of reality, though generally inhibited by the dominant regime.

(philosophical speculation) In this sense, entanglement becomes a historical clue to the structure of reality. It does not merely indicate what reality can do but suggests what reality has been. Its current presence testifies that the non-local regime has not been eliminated but transformed, compressed, and marginalized by the prevalence of locality as a strategy of stability and survival.

Every observable entangled state thus represents a brief re-emergence of original unity within a context that privileges separation. A temporary window that allows a glimpse into the functioning of a more coherent regime, of which present reality still preserves traces in fragmentary and transitory form.

Energy symmetry as a further convergent clue

(empirical fact) Alongside entanglement, another relevant clue concerns the theme of original energy symmetry and its subsequent breaking. Since Dirac’s formulations [14], theoretical physics has predicted the possibility of positive and negative energy states as symmetric components of the same fundamental structure. This symmetry, however, finds no direct correspondence in the observable universe, which appears strongly biased toward only one component.

(empirical fact) Cosmological observations indeed show a marked asymmetry [15], while the mechanisms responsible for this selection remain, in large part, not fully explained. Models of baryogenesis and theories of the quantum vacuum structure indicate that a symmetry breaking must have occurred in the early phases of the universe, but without definitively clarifying why an originally more balanced configuration gave way to the current one.

(empirical fact) Added to this is the problem of vacuum energy [16], in which theoretical values and observed values differ by many orders of magnitude. Here too, the equations suggest a more symmetric structure than that actually manifested, indicating a profound transformation of the primordial energy balance.

(interpretive hypothesis) In this perspective, energy symmetry can be read as a structural clue analogous to entanglement. In both cases, theoretical formulations and observable evidence indicate that fundamental laws admit originally more coherent, symmetric, and balanced configurations than those dominant today. Their current presence in partial, unstable, or residual forms does not suggest that such configurations no longer exist, but that they do not constitute the prevailing operational regime. The observable universe thus appears as the result of a reorganization that has privileged less coherent but more stable states, compatible with fragmentation, evolution, and persistence over time.

Information as configuration of the whole

The considerations developed so far—from the non-locality highlighted by entanglement to the question of energy symmetry—converge on a theme that runs transversally through all these phenomena: the way information is organized within a system.

In both cases, what emerges is not simply a dynamic between physical entities but a profound difference between configurations in which information is distributed and maintained at a global level and configurations in which it is fragmented, localized, and made operational only through the parts. The loss of correlation and the breaking of symmetry can thus be read as transformations in the regime of information management, even before being purely physical events.

For this reason, it becomes necessary to clarify what is meant here by information. It is not information in the classical sense of discrete data, encoded message, or symbolic content transferable from one point to another. This type of information belongs fully to the regime of locality, where there exist separate emitters, channels, and recipients.

(interpretive hypothesis) Here, information is instead understood as configuration of the whole—that is, as a form that emerges from the overall organization of a system. It is not localized in a single element but distributed in the relations that bind the parts. It exists as structure, not as isolable content.

Information of this type is not “transmitted” in the classical sense but becomes readable only when the observing system possesses an organization compatible with that configuration. Meaning is not sent but recognized. Understanding does not occur through sequential decoding but through structural alignment.

Examples of this type of information are already present in everyday experience, even if rarely formalized as such. The global sense of a situation, the immediate perception of an impending change, a shared emotional climate, an implicit direction that orients actions without being made explicit. These informations act, orient, and produce real effects while not presenting themselves as explicit data.

(philosophical speculation) In this perspective, information does not coincide with what is added to a system but with what becomes accessible when the system reaches a certain degree of internal coherence. The difference between access and inaccessibility does not depend on the presence or absence of information but on the organizational state of the system attempting to intercept it.

This passage is decisive for the continuation of the deductive path. If information exists as configuration of the whole, then the central problem no longer concerns where it is located but under what conditions it can be made comprehensible. The answer to this question leads directly to the theme of coherence, synchronization, and the regimes of functioning of the observing system.

Synchronicity and the collective unconscious

The reflection on information as configuration of the whole has not developed solely within theoretical physics. In parallel, and independently, other lines of inquiry have questioned the possibility that non-localized information could be preserved, conveyed, or made accessible outside traditional causal schemes. In this context, the theories of synchronicity and the collective unconscious, born also from the attempt to understand the role of apparently empty spaces and correlations not mediated by direct interactions, find their place. The reflections of Carl Gustav Jung and Wolfgang Pauli opened, in this sense, a conceptual window on possible modes of manifestation of coherent information, complementary to those explored by physics.

(empirical fact) The concept of synchronicity, as elaborated by Jung in dialogue with Pauli [27,28], introduces a decisive perspective for understanding the theme of information as configuration of the whole. Synchronicity describes events that are correlated from the point of view of meaning, even in the absence of a direct and linear causal relationship. These are not random coincidences but occurrences that show a significant coherence between inner states and outer events.

In this framework, synchronicity does not imply transmission of messages nor exchange of information in the classical sense. It rather indicates the simultaneous emergence of the same configuration of meaning in different domains of reality. What connects the events is not a causal chain but a common structure that becomes visible at the same moment.

(interpretive hypothesis) The collective unconscious is then qualified not as a deposit of ready-to-use symbolic contents, nor as an archive of latent information, but as a domain of potential, shared, and impersonal configurations. In this domain reside patterns of meaning that do not belong to a specific individual but can be recognized by different individuals when they find themselves in compatible organizational conditions.

Access to these configurations does not occur through learning, transmission, or rational interpretation. It occurs through resonance. A system comes into contact with a configuration of the collective unconscious when its internal state reaches a level of coherence sufficient to make it sensitive to that pattern. In the absence of this coherence, the same configuration remains present but undecipherable.

(philosophical speculation) Synchronicity can therefore be read as a limiting case of non-local information, in which a configuration of the whole suddenly becomes legible to the human system. It does not add new contents to reality but makes evident a structure that was already present. In this sense, it constitutes a conceptual bridge between physical non-locality suggested by entanglement and an experiential non-locality that manifests as immediate recognition of meaning.

This passage closes a first major trajectory of the deductive path. If information exists as configuration of the whole, and if such configurations can emerge as synchronic events, then the central problem no longer concerns their existence but the conditions that make the human system capable of intercepting them. From here begins the analysis of the body and brain as complex systems capable, under certain conditions, of operating in an expanded coherence regime.

From the non-local system to body and brain

At this point in the deductive path, a change of scale becomes necessary. So far the discourse has concerned regimes of functioning of reality and complex systems in general. The next question arises naturally. Under what conditions can a system access, even temporarily, a non-local mode of functioning?

The body and brain enter this reflection not as exceptions but as a particular case of a complex system directly accessible to experience. The brain is not considered as an isolated object but as part of a broader system that includes the body, the environment, and the temporal dimension of experience.

(interpretive hypothesis) If non-locality describes an organizational regime characterized by coherence and global integration, then it becomes legitimate to ask whether the body-brain system can also transition, under specific conditions, from a predominantly local functioning to a more integrated one. This conceptual bridge allows shifting attention from the abstract structure of systems to their concrete embodiment, opening the analysis of the mechanisms through which coherence can emerge in human experience.

Entrainment and synchronization

(empirical fact) The concept of entrainment provides the first operational tool for understanding how a system can transition toward a more integrated state. Entrainment describes the tendency of oscillating systems to synchronize when they enter into interaction, progressively reducing phase and rhythm differences until coordinated functioning is achieved [30].

This phenomenon is widely documented in physical, biological, and social systems. Coupled pendulums, neural networks, living organisms, human groups all show the capacity to align their rhythms when sharing the same dynamic environment. Synchronization does not require central control but emerges spontaneously from continuous interaction between parts.

(empirical fact) In the context of body and brain, entrainment particularly concerns the synchronization of neural oscillations [20,21]. Different brain areas naturally oscillate at different frequencies associated with specific functions. When these oscillations align temporally, the system’s capacity to integrate distributed information and function as a coherent unit increases.

(interpretive hypothesis) Synchronization does not introduce new informational content. It acts on the organization of the system, reducing internal fragmentation and facilitating the passage from local to more global elaboration. In this sense, entrainment represents a state transition mechanism through which the system modifies its own regime of functioning.

This passage is central to the deductive path. If non-locality is understood as an organizational regime characterized by coherence and integration of the whole, then entrainment provides the principle through which such coherence can emerge even in embodied complex systems. Synchronization thus becomes the operational bridge between the abstract structure of non-local systems and the concrete possibility of experiencing more integrated states in the human body and brain.

The brain as a tuner

Substantially, the change does not concern the addition of new capacities but a different mode of using capacities already present. The brain progressively ceases to operate as a sum of relatively independent modules and begins to function as a coordinated whole.

(interpretive hypothesis) In this condition, the brain can be described as a tuner. Not in the sense that it receives externally coded signals or transmitted messages, but in the sense that it becomes sensitive to global configurations that, in a fragmented state, remain invisible. Tuning concerns the internal alignment of the system, not the capture of content arriving from outside.

A strongly synchronized brain reduces internal noise, stabilizes temporal relations between its parts, and increases the coherence of the experiential flow. In this condition, information is no longer elaborated as sequences of isolated stimuli but recognized as overall patterns. Meaning emerges as global form, not as the sum of elements.

The body actively participates in this process. Respiratory rhythm, posture, muscle tone, and autonomic nervous system regulation contribute to stabilizing cerebral synchronization. The body-brain system thus operates as an integrated unit capable of resonating with broader structures of meaning.

In this framework, the function of tuner does not imply any escape from reality nor any artificial alteration of experience. On the contrary, it represents a more coherent mode of system functioning in which perceptual fragmentation is reduced and a more direct access to configurations of the whole becomes possible. This passage prepares the ground for understanding why certain environments and certain stimuli prove particularly effective in favoring such a state of attunement.

From brain to operational tools

At this point in the deductive path, a necessary change of plane occurs. So far the analysis has described what kind of state the body-brain system should assume to operate in a more integrated and coherent way, approaching a non-local mode of functioning. The next question no longer concerns the structure of the system but the operational conditions that can favor such a transition.

If body and brain can function as tuners, then it becomes essential to ask which stimuli, environments, or devices are actually capable of bringing them into that state. Not all inputs possess this capacity. Many stimuli act locally, sectorially, or fragmentarily, activating specific responses without favoring integration of the whole.

The problem therefore becomes identifying physical tools that operate directly on the plane of global organization of the system, capable of modulating time, rhythm, and the relation between parts rather than transmitting discrete contents or information. It is in this context that the discourse naturally shifts toward music.

Why music

Music represents a unique tool because it does not act as a punctual stimulus but as a temporal environment within which the body-brain system is immersed. Music does not require an immediate response to single isolated events but imposes continuous integration of what happens over time, forcing the system to function as a whole.

Every musical element acquires meaning only in relation to the others. Rhythm, harmony, timbre, and dynamics do not operate separately but contribute to the construction of a global form. This type of organization exactly mirrors the functioning mode of a coherent system, in which meaning emerges from relation and not from the sum of parts.

(empirical fact) Moreover, music simultaneously engages multiple levels of the system. It activates auditory perception but also motor areas, the emotional system, memory, anticipation, and physiological regulation [29]. It influences breathing, heart rate, and muscle tone, contributing to a synchronization that is not only neural but corporeal.

Another decisive element is the absence of rigid semantics. Music does not impose pre-established meanings, leaving the system the possibility of autonomously organizing sense. This openness reduces cognitive fragmentation and favors the emergence of global configurations, making music the ideal context for sustaining prolonged coherent states.

(interpretive hypothesis) For these reasons, in the deductive path, music does not appear as a simple expressive or therapeutic medium but as the privileged tool for accompanying the body-brain system toward a more integrated mode of functioning, an essential prerequisite for access to a non-local dimension of experience.

The role of 40 Hz

Within the framework outlined so far, the role of 40 Hz can be understood only by precisely distinguishing between content, stimulus, and condition of system functioning. 40 Hz do not transport information, do not convey meanings, and do not produce specific mental states. Their relevance lies exclusively in the way they affect the temporal and relational organization of the body-brain system.

(empirical fact) Neural oscillations in the gamma band, particularly around 40 Hz, are associated in neuroscientific models with integration processes between distributed networks [20,21,22]. In this band, synchronization phenomena are observed that relate even distant brain areas, enabling greater temporal coherence of neural activity. This type of synchronization does not introduce new elements into the system but modifies its operational regime.

(interpretive hypothesis) Following the internal coherence of the deductive reasoning developed here, it is plausible to hypothesize that 40 Hz represent an enabling condition for access to a non-local mode of functioning of the human system. As a powerful amplifier of synchronization, binding, and temporal alignment processes, 40 Hz activity could constitute the factor that makes possible the passage from a predominantly fragmented functioning to a coherent state of the whole.

This point is central. If information can also exist as configuration of the whole, and not only as discrete data, then the possibility of understanding it depends on the organizational state of the system attempting to intercept it. A fragmented, modular, and sequential system is structurally incompatible with distributed information. A coherent system, instead, can become compatible.

It is in this sense that one speaks of non-local functioning of the human system. Non-locality does not concern transmission of signals at a distance nor violation of physical causality, but a mode of functioning in which the system gives priority to global relations over individual components. 40 Hz favor this mode because they sustain the temporal integration necessary for the recognition of whole patterns.

Within this framework, music is recalled exclusively as an operational partner. It constitutes an environment capable of simultaneously involving multiple dimensions of the system, while 40 Hz represent the condition that enables and stabilizes the required coherence. The pair does not act through direct stimulation but through functional alignment of the system.

(philosophical speculation) In this perspective, 40 Hz do not open any door nor guarantee any automatic access. They make the system compatible with a non-local mode of understanding. They act as a condition of legibility that can allow, in adequate experiential contexts, access to information that, in a purely local state, remains structurally inaccessible.

Conclusion

This text originates as a deductive path developed from the in-depth study of the potential of 40 Hz and progressively extended to a broader reflection on the structure of reality, on the functioning regimes of complex systems, and on the modes of access to information. The guiding thread remains constant from beginning to end: understanding how and when the whole precedes the parts.

The first clue is provided by entanglement. Its existence shows that non-locality constitutes a real and observable property of nature [1,2,3,4]. Its fragility and rarity suggest that this mode belongs to an original regime that is today marginal but still present as a trace. Entropy and the progressive loss of correlation indicate a historical transition toward locality, understood as a survival strategy of the system [5,6,7,9,10]. From here emerges the hypothesis of an initially highly coherent state, fragile in its unity and made persistent through fragmentation.

(interpretive hypothesis) This deduction leads to a radical simplification. Reality appears organized according to two fundamental regimes. A non-local, coherent, and unitary regime in which information exists as configuration of the whole. A local, fragmented, and dynamic regime in which separation enables resilience, evolution, and duration over time. Observable complexity arises from the continuous tension between these two modes, not from the proliferation of dimensions or parallel universes.

The reflection on information further clarifies the framework. Relevant information in this context takes the form of global patterns, structures of meaning that become legible only when the observing system reaches an adequate level of coherence. The synchronicity and collective unconscious described by Jung and Pauli [27,28] offer a surprisingly convergent conceptual formulation with this vision. Synchronic events and configurations of meaning emerge when there exists structural compatibility between the human system and the whole in which it participates.

The passage from the abstract system to body and brain occurs by continuity. The body-brain system represents a concrete case of a complex system capable, under certain conditions, of operating as a coherent unit. The phenomena of synchronization, entrainment, and temporal integration show that this state transition falls within the physiological possibilities of the human system.

(interpretive hypothesis) In this context lies the role of 40 Hz. Following the internal coherence of the reasoning developed, oscillations around this frequency emerge as an enabling factor of a more integrated state of functioning [20,21,22,24,25]. As a powerful amplifier of synchronization and binding processes, 40 Hz activity makes the body-brain system structurally compatible with a non-local mode of understanding. Music, understood as a complex temporal environment, acts as an operational partner capable of amplifying and distributing this coherence across the entire system.

(philosophical speculation) The point of arrival of this path is a simple and declared postulate. Reality operates according to two fundamental modes: locality and non-locality. Locality protects; non-locality integrates. Human experience takes place predominantly in the first regime, while the second remains accessible in temporary, conditional, and fragile form. 40 Hz, inserted in adequate experiential contexts, represent a possible condition of accessibility to this second mode.

This text does not propose definitive certainties. It offers a coherent, open, and verifiable map that relates physics, neuroscience, psychology, and complex systems theory. The objective remains explicit: to open a shared space of reflection on the deep meaning of 40 Hz—not only as an applicative tool in the real world, but as a possible key to reading a broader dimension of reality and human knowledge.

Feb 1 2026 F.P.N.B.