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The relationship is defined by the scientific debate regarding whether quantum states can persist within the warm, wet environment of the brain, as discussed in [1] and [2]. Furthermore, the Penrose-Hameroff hypothesis specifically investigates how quantum states might be protected within the brain's microtubules to avoid decoherence, as noted in [3].
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Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu 2 facts
claimMax Tegmark (2000) criticized the possibility that quantum states can survive long enough in the thermal environment of the brain to be relevant for consciousness.
claimThe focus on microtubules in the Penrose-Hameroff hypothesis is motivated by the need for protected locations where quantum states can persist long enough to undergo gravitational reduction before interacting with the warm, wet environment of the brain.
Quantum Mechanics And Consciousness: The Physics Of Mind quantumzeitgeist.com 1 fact
claimQuantum coherence is highly sensitive to environmental interference, a process known as decoherence, which poses a significant challenge to the plausibility of quantum states surviving in the brain's warm and wet environment.