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John C. Eccles is linked to the brain through his scientific research on quantum mechanisms within the organ [1], his philosophical proposals regarding mental causation and brain states [2], his co-authorship of the book 'The Self and Its Brain' [3], and his theoretical work on how 'psychons' interact with physical brain processes [4].
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Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu 2 facts
claimJohn Eccles proposed that the fundamentally indeterministic nature of individual quantum state collapses in the brain provides an entry point for mental causation, allowing mental powers to influence brain states.
referenceKarl Popper and John C. Eccles authored 'The Self and Its Brain', published by Springer in 1977.
Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net 1 fact
referenceJohn Eccles proposed a theory where 'psychons' in the mind affect physical processes in the brain, but this theory remains subject to an epiphenomenalist worry because the experiential nature of psychons is inessential to the dynamic causal story.
Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org 1 fact
claimFriedrich Beck and John Eccles (1992) and Stuart Hameroff and Roger Penrose (2016) have proposed concrete mechanisms for how quantum coherence might occur in the brain despite environmental noise.