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Conduction pathways in microtubules, biological quantum computation, and consciousness.

Biosystems 2002 DOI: 10.1016/s0303-2647(01)00183-6 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Key points Argues that microtubules contain conduction pathways capable of supporting quantum computation, which the authors propose as the basis for consciousness.

Abstract

Conduction pathways in microtubules, biological quantum computation, and consciousness.