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David Chalmers is related to the human brain through his philosophical thought experiments regarding functional isomorphs and the nature of consciousness, as described in [1] and [2]. Additionally, he has evaluated the scientific evidence concerning quantum coherent states within the human brain, as noted in [3].
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Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net 3 facts
claimDavid Chalmers asserts that if neurons in a human brain were replaced with identically-functioning silicon chips, the subject would report that their qualia (conscious experience) remained unchanged.
claimDavid Chalmers states that the evidence for widespread stable quantum coherent states at a macroscopic level in the human brain is not strong.
claimDavid Chalmers argues that the conditional assertion—if a functional isomorph of a human brain is possible, then it will have the same sort of conscious experience—is a safe bet.