Quantum Models of Mind: Are They Compatible with Environment Decoherence?
Jean Faber, Luiz Pinguelli Rosa
arXiv Preprint Archive March 5, 2004 preprint
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Quant-ph Quantum consciousness Quantum biology Mind-body problem |
| Key points | Argues that the Hameroff-Penrose model is incompatible with decoherence, but quantum brain models can still be considered if gravitational collapse Orch OR is replaced with decoherence. |
Abstract
We criticize the Hameroff Penrose model in the context of quantum brain model by gravitational collapse orchestrated objective reduction, orch. OR, assumed by Penrose, and we propose instead that the decoherence process is caused by interaction with the environment. We consider it useful to exploit this possibility because of the growing importance of decoherence theory in quantum measurement, and also because quantum mechanics can be applied to brain study independently of the Hameroff Penrose model for mind and consciousness. Our conclusion is that the Hameroff Penrose model is not compatible with decoherence, but nevertheless quantum brain can still be considered if we replace gravitational collapse orch .OR with decoherence.