Is the brain a quantum computer? A remarkable pair of studies suggests so
2 years, 3 months ago

Is the brain a quantum computer? A remarkable pair of studies suggests so

Salon  

If someone were to throw a wrench at your head, you might be able to catch it just in time to avoid a concussion. On a quantum scale — in this sense, we mean "tiny" — individual atoms or particles don't have fixed points, but a probability that they exist within a certain place at a certain time. "I think if you ask, most neuroscientists — or even physicists — would say that it's not possible to find entanglement in the brain." "I think if you ask, most neuroscientists — or even physicists — would say that it's not possible to find entanglement in the brain," Dr. Christian Kerskens, the lead physicist at the Institute of Neurosciences at Trinity College Dublin, told Salon. Kerskens borrowed an experiment model that has been used to explore quantum gravity, described as "one of the deepest physics mysteries of our time."

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Does quantum theory explain human consciousness?
8 years ago

Does quantum theory explain human consciousness?

Daily Mail  

A chess problem could help scientists finally unravel whether quantum theory can explain human consciousness. Sir Roger Penrose created the puzzle to prove the human mind can never be matched by a computer because it exhibits quantum effects. Oxford professor Sir Roger Penrose, who has previously worked with professor Stephen Hawking, created this chess puzzle to test whether quantum theory …

Probing The Unknowable Mysteries Of The Brain
11 years, 3 months ago

Probing The Unknowable Mysteries Of The Brain

NPR  

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