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The relationship is established through scientific inquiry into whether quantum mechanics influences brain function, with [1] noting research into decoherence in neurons, [2] detailing theoretical models linking quantum mechanics to neuronal structures, and [3] identifying specific neuronal processes like exocytosis that can be modeled using quantum mechanics.
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Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimExocytosis, the process of releasing transmitters in the presynaptic terminal to initiate information flow between neurons, can be described statistically using thermodynamics or quantum mechanics.
Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
measurementMax Tegmark calculated the decoherence rates of neurons and concluded that the brain is a classical rather than a quantum system, and that quantum mechanics does not relate to consciousness in any fundamental way.
Quantum Models of Consciousness from a Quantum Information ... arxiv.org 1 fact
referenceQuantum models of consciousness can be categorized into three groups based on the level at which quantum mechanics operates in the brain: models suggesting consciousness arises from electron delocalization within neuronal microtubules, models proposing consciousness emerges from the electromagnetic field surrounding the neural network, and models positing consciousness originates from interactions between individual neurons governed by neurotransmitter molecules.