Mental causation ↔ brain

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The brain and mental causation are related because theories of consciousness must address their interaction to avoid mental causation problems [1], and quantum state collapses in the brain are proposed as enabling mental powers to influence brain states [2].

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Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1 fact

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.

Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact

claimPhilosophers such as David Chalmers argue that theories of consciousness must provide insight into the brain and mind to avoid the problem of mental causation.