"Your consciousness can connect you with the entire universe, a groundbreaking study suggests. Experts from Wellesley College in Massachusetts claim that traditional connections in the brain cannot fully explain how we are aware of our existence. Instead, they argue that quantum physics taking place within our skull is what generates awareness. This includes the idea that particles can exist in multiple states and locations at the same time."
"And it could turn traditional theories, that have persisted for decades, on their head. 'When it becomes accepted that the mind is a quantum phenomenon, we will have entered a new era in our understanding of what we are,' said Professor Mike Wiest, an author of the study. A quantum understanding of consciousness 'gives us a world picture in which we can be connected to the universe in a more natural and holistic way', he added."
Researchers propose that consciousness arises from quantum processes occurring inside the brain, enabling awareness to connect across the world and potentially the entire universe. Traditional neuronal connections alone cannot fully account for self-awareness. Quantum mechanisms in neural structures like microtubules could permit particle superposition across multiple states and locations, permitting nonlocal links between minds. Experimental work administering a drug that binds microtubules to rats before anaesthetic exposure produced delayed loss of consciousness, suggesting interference with anaesthetic action. A 2024 analysis identified myelin as a possible environment for quantum effects. Many scientists remain skeptical of quantum consciousness claims.
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