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Christoph Simon

2 papers in the library · publishing 2017-2018

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Can quantum physics help solve the hard problem of consciousness? A hypothesis based on entangled spins and photons

arXiv Preprint Archive September 8, 2018 Christoph Simon

The hard problem of consciousness is the question how subjective experience arises from brain matter. I suggest exploring the possibility that quantum physics could be part of the answer. The simultaneous unity and complexity of subjective experience is difficult to understand from a classical physics perspective. In contrast, quantum entanglement is naturally both complex and unified. Moreover...

Are there optical communication channels in the brain?

arXiv Preprint Archive August 23, 2017 Parisa Zarkeshian, Sourabh Kumar, Jack A Tuszynski et al.

Despite great progress in neuroscience, there are still fundamental unanswered questions about the brain, including the origin of subjective experience and consciousness. Some answers might rely on new physical mechanisms. Given that biophotons have been discovered in the brain, it is interesting to explore if neurons use photonic communication in addition to the well-studied electro-chemical...