Resolution of Brain-Based Consciousness as a Quantum Information Field
Brain: Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience September 8, 2019 DOI: 10.70594/brain/v10.i3/5 (opens in new tab) via Semantic Scholar
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractConsciousness arising from the brain is described as an open quantum information field that is created and influenced by environmental sensory information and operates under quantum mechanics. External sensory information, modeled as quantized electromagnetic waves, is assumed to feed cortical neurons and construct the Hamiltonian of brain-based consciousness. Any external energy or information reaching this Hamiltonian is treated as a perturbation. Time-dependent perturbation theory is used to obtain instantaneous wave functions and probability amplitudes, and quantum field theory is applied to resolve the overall brain-based consciousness, leading to several important conclusions.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Physics |
| Key finding | Argues that brain-based consciousness can be modeled as an open quantum information field governed by quantum mechanics, with sensory information acting as perturbations to its Hamiltonian. |
Abstract
This work resolves the brain-based consciousness as an Open Quantum Information Field, created and influenced via the environmental sensory information and operating under the full control of quantum mechanics. The external sensory information, modelled as quantised electromagnetic waves, is assumed to feed the cortical neurons and eventually construct the brain-based consciousness Hamiltonian. Any external energy/information, instantly reaching to the Hamiltonian of brain-based consciousness, is taken into account as a perturbation. In order to obtain instantaneous wave functions and probability amplitudes well known time dependant perturbation theory is employed. Quantum field theory is finally used to resolve the overall brain-based consciousness and some important conclusions are underlined.