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Panpsychism directly links consciousness to electrons by proposing that electrons instantiate basic consciousness as a fundamental property [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], which purportedly combines to form human consciousness [6]. Critics highlight the untestable nature of electrons having conscious interiors [7], [8], while Orch OR theory involves electrons in neurons contributing to consciousness emergence [9].
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Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 2 facts
claimThe panpsychist approach to consciousness proposes explaining human and animal consciousness in terms of more basic forms of consciousness that are properties of the fundamental constituents of the material world, such as quarks and electrons.
claimThe panpsychist proposal regarding electrons suggests that while physics describes how an electron behaves, the electron itself is essentially a thing that instantiates consciousness of an extremely basic kind.
Quantum Models of Consciousness from a Quantum Information ... arxiv.org 1 fact
claimThe Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch OR) theory suggests that collective states of electrons inside neurons function as qubits, with objective and orchestrated collapse mediated by microtubule molecules playing a key role in the emergence of consciousness.
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
perspectivePanpsychists propose that human and animal consciousness should be explained in terms of more basic forms of consciousness, which are postulated as properties of the fundamental constituents of the material world, such as quarks and electrons.
David Chalmers on the meta-problem of consciousness selfawarepatterns.com 1 fact
claimThe author of the source text argues that panpsychism involves an irreducible notion of consciousness, where proponents assert that consciousness in entities like neurons, proteins, molecules, atoms, or electrons is a primitive building block rather than the consciousness familiar to humans.
Critique of Panpsychism: Philosophical Coherence and Scientific ... thequran.love 1 fact
quoteJerry Coyne states: “the claim that inanimate objects like electrons, rocks, and spoons have a form of consciousness is untestable in any way, and so the theory is a non-explanation: a kind of metaphysical claim that will lead nowhere”