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The relationship between consciousness and observation is central to the quantum measurement problem, where some theories suggest consciousness acts as the agent of wave-function collapse through the act of observation [1], [2], and [3]. While some interpretations treat consciousness as an unreduced primitive in this process, others, such as the double-slit experiment analysis, distinguish between physical measurement disturbances and the role of consciousness [3] and [4].
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Hard Problem of Consciousness | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 2 facts
claimSome interpretations of quantum theory posit that the concept of 'observation' requires consciousness to be treated as an unreduced primitive, rather than something characterized by the relational terms of physical theory.
claimA dualist view of consciousness exists that rejects the causal closure of physics while maintaining concordance with basic physical theory by assigning phenomenal properties the role of collapsing the wave function through observation.
Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimThe measurement problem is the term for the relationship between observation (and by extension, consciousness) and the wave-function collapse in quantum mechanics.
Quantum Mechanics And Consciousness: The Physics Of Mind quantumzeitgeist.com 1 fact
perspectiveMost physicists attribute the change in particle behavior during observation in the double-slit experiment to measurement disturbances rather than consciousness itself.