QUANTUM-MECHANICAL PROCESSES IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE BRAIN: THE ANALYSIS OF THEORIES
Evgeniy Alekseevich Bezlepkin
Institute of Philosophy and Law, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8 Nikolaeva str., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
Keywords: квантовая механика, квантовый компьютер, мозг, квантовая суперпозиция, когерентность, Пенроуз, Фишер, Тегмарк, quantum mechanics, quantum computer, brain, quantum superposition, coherence, Penrose, Fisher, Tegmark
Abstract
The article presents a review of modern theories which postulate the existence of quantum processes and their influence on the structure of the brain and consciousness (Penrose's, Fisher's and Tegmark's theories). The main premise of these theories consists in the interpretation of the brain as a quantum computer, so the article considers in detail the analogy of the brain both with a classical and a quantum computer. It is shown that by now these theories have practically no evidence. Thus, discussions about the degree of influence of quantum processes on consciousness still continue in modern science. It should be noted that quantum biology modern data show that in general quantum processes can influence the functioning of motor and cognitive processes in animals and humans.
|
