Modern Anesthetic Ethers Demonstrate Quantum Interactions
              with Entangled Photons

Burdick, Ryan K.; Villabona-Monsalve, Juan P.; Mashour, George A.

doi:10.1038/s41598-019-47651-1

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“…A quantum mechanism explains these cognitive phenomena. There is evidence that terahertz quantum vibrations in microtubules are dampened during anaesthesia (Burdick et al, 2019). However, this does not support the link between consciousness and OR.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 94%

Hard criteria for empirical theories of consciousness

Doerig

Schurger

Herzog

2020

Cognitive Neuroscience

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Consciousness is now a well-established field of empirical research. A large body of experimental results has been accumulated and is steadily growing. In parallel, many Theories of Consciousness (ToCs) have been proposed. These theories are diverse in nature, ranging from computational to neurophysiological and quantum theoretical approaches. This contrasts with other fields of natural science, which host a smaller number of competing theories. We suggest that one reason for this abundance of extremely different theories may be the lack of stringent criteria specifying how empirical data constrains ToCs. First, we argue that consciousness is a well-defined topic from an empirical point of view and motivate a purely empirical stance on the quest for consciousness. Second, we present a checklist of criteria that, we propose, empirical ToCs need to cope with. Third, we review 13 of the most influential ToCs and subject them to the criteria. Our analysis helps to situate these different ToCs in the theoretical landscapeand sheds light on their strengths and weaknesses from a strictly empirical point of view.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 94%

Hard criteria for empirical theories of consciousness

Doerig

Schurger

Herzog

2020

Cognitive Neuroscience

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“…While this has yet to be attempted there has been some recent experimental evidence that supports the possibility that quantum effects play a role in the action of anaesthetics. Using various types of spectroscopy, Burdick et al report that, in contrast to nonhalogenated ethers, halogenated ethers interact with entangled photons of specific wavelength 94 .…”

Section: The Outlook On Quantum Models Of General Anaesthesiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Quantum effects in the brain: A review

Adams

Petruccione

2020

AVS Quantum Science

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In the mid-1990s it was proposed that quantum effects in proteins known as microtubules play a role in the nature of consciousness. The theory was largely dismissed due to the fact that quantum effects were thought unlikely to occur in biological systems, which are warm and wet and subject to decoherence. However, the development of quantum biology now suggests otherwise. Quantum effects have been implicated in photosynthesis, a process fundamental to life on earth. They are also possibly at play in other biological processes such as avian migration and olfaction.The microtubule mechanism of quantum consciousness has been joined by other theories of quantum cognition. It has been proposed that general anaesthetic, which switches off consciousness, does this through quantum means, measured by changes in electron spin. The tunnelling hypothesis developed in the context of olfaction has been applied to the action of neurotransmitters. A recent theory outlines how quantum entanglement between phosphorus nuclei might influence the firing of neurons.These, and other theories, have contributed to a growing field of research that investigates whether quantum effects might contribute to neural processing. This review aims to investigate the current state of this research and how fully the theory is supported by convincing experimental evidence. It also aims to clarify the biological sites of these proposed quantum effects and how progress made in the wider field of quantum biology might be relevant to the specific case of the brain.1

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“…Cells continuously rearrange their molecules according to their actual sensory experiences mediated via senomic fields [ 37 , 38 , 39 ]. Senomic fields animate cellular biomolecules not only through biotensengrity [ 72 , 73 , 74 ] but also by electrical, magnetic, acoustic, and photonic and Lorentz forces, which permeate the cellular interior [ 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 ], continuously effecting changing conformations of all cellular biomolecules. Senomic nano-mind generated via cellular nanobrains allows a scale-free cognition to generate the self [ 37 , 48 , 80 , 81 ].…”

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Biomolecular Basis of Cellular Consciousness via Subcellular Nanobrains

Baluška

Miller

Reber

2021

IJMS

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Cells emerged at the very beginning of life on Earth and, in fact, are coterminous with life. They are enclosed within an excitable plasma membrane, which defines the outside and inside domains via their specific biophysical properties. Unicellular organisms, such as diverse protists and algae, still live a cellular life. However, fungi, plants, and animals evolved a multicellular existence. Recently, we have developed the cellular basis of consciousness (CBC) model, which proposes that all biological awareness, sentience and consciousness are grounded in general cell biology. Here we discuss the biomolecular structures and processes that allow for and maintain this cellular consciousness from an evolutionary perspective.

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Modern Anesthetic Ethers Demonstrate Quantum Interactions with Entangled Photons

Cited by 22 publications

References 60 publications

Hard criteria for empirical theories of consciousness

Hard criteria for empirical theories of consciousness

Quantum effects in the brain: A review

Biomolecular Basis of Cellular Consciousness via Subcellular Nanobrains

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