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biological systems
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Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Nov 30, 2004 3 facts
referenceFröhlich (1968) discusses long-range coherence and energy storage in biological systems in the paper 'Long range coherence and energy storage in biological systems' published in the International Journal of Quantum Chemistry.
claimQuantum events occur and are efficacious in the brain, as they are in other biological and material systems.
referenceHans-Jürgen Briegel and Sandu Popescu published the preprint 'Entanglement and intra-molecular cooling in biological systems?—A quantum thermodynamic perspective' on the LANL arXiv in 2009.
Bioelectricity - The Levin Lab drmichaellevin.org 2 facts
referenceLevin, M. published 'The Multiscale Wisdom of the Body: Collective Intelligence as a Tractable Interface for Next-Generation Biomedicine' in BioEssays in 2024, discussing collective intelligence in biological systems as a target for biomedical applications.
claimInverse Drug Screens are a rapid and inexpensive method for implicating molecular targets in biological systems.
AI Sessions #9: The Case Against AI Consciousness (with Anil Seth) conspicuouscognition.com Feb 17, 2026 2 facts
referenceAnil Seth defines "scale integration" as a property of biological systems where microscales are deeply integrated into higher levels of description, making the macro and micro levels causally entangled.
claimGeoffrey Hinton coined the term "mortal computation" to describe how computation functions in biological systems, potentially relating to energetic efficiency.
The evolution of human-type consciousness – a by-product of ... frontiersin.org 2 facts
claimDeterministic reliability and exploratory activity in biological systems oppose each other when operating simultaneously, as each requires the neutralization of the other to function fully.
referenceMarder and Goaillard (2006) published 'Variability, compensation and homeostasis in neuron and network function' in Nature Reviews Neuroscience, discussing how biological systems maintain stability.
Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Nov 30, 2004 2 facts
claimH. Fröhlich proposed that long-range coherence and energy storage occur in biological systems in his 1968 paper published in the International Journal of Quantum Chemistry.
claimSusana H. Huelga and Martin B. Plenio reviewed the role of vibrations and quantum effects in biological systems in a 2013 paper published in Contemporary Physics.
The function(s) of consciousness: an evolutionary perspective frontiersin.org Nov 25, 2024 1 fact
referenceKashtan and Alon (2005) describe the spontaneous evolution of modularity and network motifs in biological systems.
Extent and Health Consequences of Chronic Sleep Loss and ... - NCBI ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 1 fact
claimHemodialysis treatment may alter biological systems that regulate the sleep-wake cycle in patients with end-stage renal disease.
Quantum Models of Consciousness from a Quantum Information ... arxiv.org Dec 20, 2024 1 fact
claimStuart Hameroff integrated the concept of orchestrated objective reduction with biological systems by proposing that microtubules, which are large polymers essential to cellular structure and function, could provide a framework for quantum processes within neurons.
[PDF] Introduction to Bioelectricity - ResearchGate researchgate.net 1 fact
claimThe use of electricity by biological systems as a signal between nerves and muscles was first discovered in 1789 in a frog leg.
Understanding LLM Understanding skywritingspress.ca Jun 14, 2024 1 fact
referenceMichael Levin and colleagues have published research on diverse intelligence, including: Rouleau, N., and Levin, M. (2023), "The Multiple Realizability of Sentience in Living Systems and Beyond"; Clawson, W. P., and Levin, M. (2023), "Endless forms most beautiful 2.0: teleonomy and the bioengineering of chimaeric and synthetic organisms"; Bongard, J., and Levin, M. (2023), "There’s Plenty of Room Right Here: Biological Systems as Evolved, Overloaded, Multi-Scale Machines"; Fields, C., and Levin, M. (2022), "Competency in Navigating Arbitrary Spaces as an Invariant for Analyzing Cognition in Diverse Embodiments"; and Levin, M. (2022), "Technological Approach to Mind Everywhere: an experimentally-grounded framework for understanding diverse bodies and minds."
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claimNiels Bohr suggested that quantum theory could be relevant to understanding biological systems and the mind.
Bioelectricity - Nature nature.com 1 fact
claimBioelectricity is defined as the generation, transmission, and utilization of electric potentials and currents in biological systems.