— NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Brain experiment suggests that consciousness relies on quantum entanglement
Maybe the brain isn't "classical" after all.
Credit: Annelisa Leinbach, local_doctor / Adobe Stock
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Most neuroscientists believe that the brain operates in a classical manner.
However, if brain processes rely on quantum mechanics,
it could explain why our brains are so powerful.
A team of researchers possibly witnessed entanglement in the brain,
perhaps indicating that some of our brain activity, and maybe even
consciousness, operates on a quantum level.
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Our brains are amazingly powerful computers, using not just neurons
but the connections between the neurons to process and interpret information.
Some scientists suspect that quantum processes, including entanglement,
might help us explain the brain’s enormous power, and its ability to generate consciousness.
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Quantum processes in the brain
Amazingly, we have seen some hints that quantum mechanisms are at work in our brains.
Despite such intriguing findings, the brain is largely assumed to be a classical system.
If quantum processes are at work in the brain, it would be difficult
to observe how they work and what they do.
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https://bigthink.com/hard-science/brain-consciousness-quantum-entanglement/
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Brain experiment suggests that consciousness relies on quantum entanglement
Maybe the brain isn't "classical" after all.
Credit: Annelisa Leinbach, local_doctor / Adobe Stock
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Most neuroscientists believe that the brain operates in a classical manner.
However, if brain processes rely on quantum mechanics,
it could explain why our brains are so powerful.
A team of researchers possibly witnessed entanglement in the brain,
perhaps indicating that some of our brain activity, and maybe even
consciousness, operates on a quantum level.
-------
Our brains are amazingly powerful computers, using not just neurons
but the connections between the neurons to process and interpret information.
Some scientists suspect that quantum processes, including entanglement,
might help us explain the brain’s enormous power, and its ability to generate consciousness.
#
Quantum processes in the brain
Amazingly, we have seen some hints that quantum mechanisms are at work in our brains.
Despite such intriguing findings, the brain is largely assumed to be a classical system.
If quantum processes are at work in the brain, it would be difficult
to observe how they work and what they do.
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https://bigthink.com/hard-science/brain-consciousness-quantum-entanglement/
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