Consciousness is an Entity with Entangled States: Correlating the Measurement Problem with Non-Local Consciousness
NeuroQuantology July 24, 2018 DOI: 10.14704/nq.2018.16.6.1316 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Citations | 2 |
| Key points | Argues that consciousness may act as an independent, non-local entity outside the body and that discrete states of consciousness are entangled with superposed eigenstates of observed quantum systems, a proposal the author derives from reanalyzing double-slit and delayed-choice quantum eraser experiments. Proposes experimental designs to test non-local entanglement between multiple consciousness entities, which the author suggests could help explain telepathy, "which-path information" in measurement, and consciousness in non-human animals. |
Abstract
The difficulty in solving the measurement problem may derive from a lack of thorough understanding of the nature of consciousness. Recent findings from parapsychological research and confirmed reports of veridical perceptions during near death experiences (NDEs) show that consciousness can acquire non-local information and may act as an independent entity outside of the body. But how apparent nonlocal properties of consciousness correlate with the measurement problem is unclear. Starting from the assumption that discrete states of consciousness are entangled with corresponding superposed eigenstates of an observed system, the findings of the double-slit experiment and delayed-choice quantum eraser experiment are reanalyzed and the non-locality of consciousness entity is derived from first principles. I propose experimental designs aimed at testing non-local entanglement between multiple consciousness entities that may help explain anomalous phenomena including telepathy, the role of “which-path information” in a measurement, and the nature of consciousness in non-human animals. Finally, I discuss the origin of the perception of time and the relationship between time and consciousness.