The concept of consciousness on a quantum level has been controversial among scientists to the point where many of them dismiss it altogether and consider it a non-scientific fad. However, new theories are being brought up, and now there is a group of researchers who are willing to put it under test. If the theory of quantum level states in our brains is proven to be more than just a theory, the whole understanding of our cognition abilities may radically change.
Key Takeaways:
- There is growing evidence among researchers that our understanding of quantum effects can be applied to the function of the human brain.
- Building a model to test the theory of the brain as a quantum computer is difficult as creating such a state is fragile and easily destroyed.
- Lending additional confidence to this theory of the brain are adjacent discoveries in photosynthesis and bird behavior that demonstrate quantum mechanics.
“Fisher’s hypothesis faces the same daunting obstacle that has plagued microtubules: a phenomenon called quantum decoherence. To build an operating quantum computer, you need to connect qubits — quantum bits of information — in a process called entanglement.”
Read more: https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-spin-on-the-quantum-brain-20161102/
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