Consciousness and synchronicity.
M Germine
Medical Hypotheses November 1991 DOI: 10.1016/0306-9877(91)90149-s (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Proposes a model in which the brain is a quantum-uncertain system and conscious observation selects one state from many possible states at each instant, generating information that constitutes the content of consciousness. The author calls the principle by which a single state is generated throughout the brain at a given instant "synchronicity" and equates it with non-local interaction in quantum theory. |
Abstract
The brain is described as a system whose states are subject to quantum uncertainty. Conscious observation brings individual states into being from the multiple states possible at a given instant. This gives rise to information, which is the content of consciousness. Synchronicity is the principle by which a single state is generated by conscious observation throughout the brain at a given instant. It is the equivalent of the non-local interaction in quantum theory. Both psychodynamic and cognitive applications of the proposed model are described.
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