QUANTUM MECHANICAL THEORIES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
H. Stapp
August 16, 2004 DOI: 10.1002/9780470751466.ch24 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Key points | Argues that quantum mechanical theories, unlike classical ones, can explain the causal influence of conscious effort on neural processes, because quantum laws are fundamentally psychophysical. Proposes that this approach yields causal explanations for psychological and neuropsychological correlations. |
Abstract
Quantum mechanical theories of consciousness are contrasted to classical ones. A key difference is that the quantum laws are fundamentally psychophysical and provide an explanation of the causal effect of conscious effort on neural processes, while the laws of classical physics, being purely physical, cannot. The quantum approach provides causal explanations, deduced from the laws of physics, of correlations found in psychology and in neuropsychology..
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