Quantum Information Processes in Protein Microtubules of Brain Neurons
January 1, 2016 N. Enaki, V. Koroli, S. Bazgan et al.
Conscious awareness may arise from quantum processes inside brain neurons that are orchestrated by microtubule proteins. These coherent quantum states evolve until they undergo a specific form of quantum state reduction, the Diosi-Penrose objective reduction, which is proposed to produce moments of conscious choice. The theory is examined in light of developments in quantum physics, computational neuroscience, and quantum biology. The faster vibrations of microtubules are also considered as a possible source of the brain's EEG signals that correlate with consciousness.