Non-local quantum evolution of entangled ensemble states in neural nets and its significance for brain function and a theory of consciousness

A theoretical model proposes that quantum coherence in a single neuron can generate a configuration space of entangled states serving as a global workspace for conscious experience. The model describes adjusting quantum computation to classical signals from action potentials, with Darwinian selection among neurons producing phase-locked oscillations of harmonic or fractal periodicity. This process integrates signal inputs into a memory space independent of its construction history, with implications for associative memory, creativity, and consciousness.

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Abstract

Current quantum theories of consciousness suggest a configuration space of an entangled ensemble state as global work space for conscious experience. This study will describe a procedure for adjustment of the singlet evolution of a quantum computation to a classical signal input by action potentials. The computational output of an entangled state in a single neuron will be selected in a network environment by "survival of the fittest" coupling with other neurons. Darwinian evolution of this coupling will result in a binding of action potentials to a convoluted orbit of phase-locked oscillations with harmonic, m-adic, or fractal periodicity. Progressive integration of signal inputs will evolve a present memory space independent from the history of construction. Implications for mental processes, e.g., associative memory, creativity, and consciousness will be discussed. A model for the generation of quantum coherence in a single neuron will be suggested.