The Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch OR) theory, developed by Nobel Laureate Roger Penrose and anesthesiologist Stuart Hameroff, is an attempt to explain consciousness through physics and biology. This theory suggests that consciousness arises from quantum computations in microtubules within neurons, influenced by gravity-induced wave function collapse. These collapses are thought to generate proto-conscious events, which […]
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Can Quantum Physics, Neuroscience Merge as Quantum Consciousness? – Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence
On a first glance, neuroscience and physics of quantum space don’t have much in common, but there’s a growing movement in the scientific world that explores the connection. They aim to merge the two in their quest to understand consciousness. The feeling is that the challenge is big because both of these sciences have a […]
Extended Awareness: The Possibilities of Quantum Consciousness – Huffington Post (blog)
Various key brain structures and the way information is channeled along neural pathways leads us to hypothesize that the brain possesses a neurological mechanism for self-transcendence. As we progress in self-transcendence, the sense of separation or involvement with the personal mind expands into an awareness of the unique emanation that each of us is an […]
Quantum Consciousness: Our Evolution, Our Salvation – Huffington Post (blog)
For philosopher Ken Wilber these developments signify an evolutionary transition from the mental consciousness characteristic of both animals and humans to subtle consciousness, which is archetypal, trans individual, and intuitive, to causal consciousness, and then ultimately to consciousness as such. Super consciousness, integral consciousness, cosmic consciousness, turquoise-stage consciousness, and consciousness as such are all forms […]
Extended Awareness: The Possibilities of Quantum Consciousness – Huffington Post (blog)
The quantum mind or quantum consciousness group of hypotheses propose that classical mechanics cannot explain consciousness. It posits that quantum mechanical phenomena, such as quantum entanglement and superposition, may play an important part in the brain’s function and could form the basis of an explanation of consciousness. It is proposed that the wave function collapses […]
The Myth of Quantum Consciousness – Huffington Post (blog)
Each human being’s mind is connected to one another existing in space and time. The Grand Unified Field of particle physics is associated with cosmic consciousness according to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Lanza’s interpretation also tells us that all human minds are united in one mind. And geologists demonstrated that recorded history is but a blink […]
Quantum Consciousness – Discover Magazine
It is widely accepted that consciousness or, more generally, mental activity is in some way correlated to the behavior of the material brain. Since quantum theory is the most fundamental theory of matter that is currently available, it is a legitimate question to ask whether quantum theory can help us to understand consciousness. Several programmatic […]
Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness | Bernard Haisch
Dr. Bernard Haisch, drawing from his book on the Gothic, explores the idea that our universe is finely tuned for life, citing various astrophysical properties that appear remarkably calibrated. These include the ratio of gravitational to Coulomb force, the strength of the nuclear force, a specific carbon resonance, water’s expansion upon freezing, the neutron’s mass […]
Introduction to Consciousness and Quantum Mechanics
Introduction to Consciousness and Quantum Mechanics Overview of the Transcendental Meditation technique The Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique is a form of silent mantra meditation developed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It is practiced for 20 minutes twice per day while sitting comfortably with the eyes closed. The technique is said to allow the individual’s mind to […]
A Super-Simple, Non-Quantum Theory of Eternal Consciousness – Scientific American
Consciousness is something that attracts attention from scientists and philosophers in a quest to come up with a precise definition. Some argue that it is a reflection of our mind, and as such will go to great length to refute the notion that our mind is secondary to matter. In a recent paper, even an […]