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Consciousness relates to superposition in quantum models where the observer's role in collapsing the wave function from superposition to a definite state is central [1], and graded consciousness complexity correlates with the number of potential states in superposition [2]. Theorists further connect consciousness emergence to superposition and other quantum concepts like entanglement [3], though sometimes used metaphorically [4].
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Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimModels of consciousness that treat consciousness as a fundamental property of physical reality often appeal to the role of the observer in the collapse of the wave function, where quantum reality collapses from a superposition of possible states to a single definite state upon measurement.
Theories and Methods of Consciousness biomedres.us 1 fact
referenceTheorists in the scientific interactionist/dualist camp utilize mathematical and empirical concepts from quantum physics, including superposition, wave-function realism, the multiverse, quantum fields, entanglement, and electromagnetism, to connect the material emergence of consciousness to neural correlates or to account for immaterial substance at the quantum level.
Quantum mechanics and the puzzle of human consciousness alleninstitute.org 1 fact
claimA graded model of consciousness implies that the complexity of consciousness correlates with the number of potential states in a superposition.
Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimSome accounts of quantum theory in relation to consciousness use quantum terms like entanglement, superposition, collapse, and complementarity purely as metaphors without precise definitions or specific applications, which the author of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Quantum Approaches to Consciousness argues does not represent scientific progress.