Thinking, holograms, and the quantum brain

Melkikh, Alexey V.

doi:10.1016/j.biosystems.2023.104926

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“…All biomolecular assemblies involve quantum interactions through strong covalent or weak hydrogen bonding at the nanoscale [150,151]. The quantum substrates present inside neurons support thinking as a quantum phenomenon [152][153][154]. Yet, one may wonder what the difference could be, e.g., between the electrons inside voltage-gated ion channels of electrically active neurons in living neural tissue (Figure 5) and the electrons inside inanimate matter, provided that the electrons are sentient by their quantum nature.…”

Section: Quantum Substrates Inside Neural Tissue Of Living Organismsmentioning

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Evolution of Consciousness

Georgiev

2023

Life

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The natural evolution of consciousness in different animal species mandates that conscious experiences are causally potent in order to confer any advantage in the struggle for survival. Any endeavor to construct a physical theory of consciousness based on emergence within the framework of classical physics, however, leads to causally impotent conscious experiences in direct contradiction to evolutionary theory since epiphenomenal consciousness cannot evolve through natural selection. Here, we review recent theoretical advances in describing sentience and free will as fundamental aspects of reality granted by quantum physical laws. Modern quantum information theory considers quantum states as a physical resource that endows quantum systems with the capacity to perform physical tasks that are classically impossible. Reductive identification of conscious experiences with the quantum information comprised in quantum brain states allows for causally potent consciousness that is capable of performing genuine choices for future courses of physical action. The consequent evolution of brain cortical networks contributes to increased computational power, memory capacity, and cognitive intelligence of the living organisms.

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Section: Quantum Substrates Inside Neural Tissue Of Living Organismsmentioning

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Evolution of Consciousness

Georgiev

2023

Life

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Why does a cell function? New arguments in favor of quantum effects

Melkikh

2024

BioSystems

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The Holographic Principle as a Resolution of the Black Hole Information Paradox: Is an omniscient perspective possible based on a Holographic Model of the event horizon of the Universe?

Shriki

2024

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We seek to examine the ontological aspects of the resolution of the black hole information paradox. Several concepts which are now central to our understanding of quantum mechanics arose from our resolution to this paradox, and these concepts point to the conservation of all information, even on a quantum level. If quantum information is conserved and can never be erased or destroyed, then this indicates that all information is at least theoretically, ultimately retrievable and knowable from the event horizon of the universe. Ontologically, this supports the contention that a repository of all information in the universe must therefore exist. Herein, we trace the steps in this contention and conclude with the argument that our understanding of the universe points to the existence of an omniscient entity.

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Thinking, holograms, and the quantum brain

Cited by 3 publications

References 46 publications

Evolution of Consciousness

Evolution of Consciousness

Why does a cell function? New arguments in favor of quantum effects

The Holographic Principle as a Resolution of the Black Hole Information Paradox: Is an omniscient perspective possible based on a Holographic Model of the event horizon of the Universe?

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