Consciousness and the measurement problem.
Studies in history and philosophy of science February 1, 2026 Denizhan Eren, Majid D Beni
Two approaches to the measurement problem in quantum mechanics are compared: the Consciousness Collapses Wave Function (CCWF) model and the London-Bauer-French (LBF) phenomenological framework. The CCWF model provides a mathematically defined collapse mechanism yielding experimentally testable predictions about collapse, but these tests do not establish that consciousness causes collapse. Despite this limitation, CCWF offers conceptual clarity. The LBF approach lacks such clarity because it remains dependent on standard quantum formalism. Significant challenges have been raised against key features of CCWF, but further arguments are needed to undermine its claim of testability regarding consciousness collapsing the wave function.