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Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Nov 30, 2004 6 facts
quoteFreeman and Vitiello (2008) clarified that their model "describes the brain, not mental states."
claimThe application of quantum field theory in the Freeman and Vitiello model serves to explain why classical behavior emerges at the level of brain activity.
claimThe Freeman and Vitiello model identifies regimes of stable behavior, such as phases and attractors, and transitions between them, analogous to classical thermodynamics arising from quantum statistical mechanics.
claimFreeman and Vitiello (2006, 2008) identified electric and magnetic field amplitudes and neurotransmitter concentrations as potential neurobiologically relevant observables.
quoteFreeman and Vitiello (2008) stated: "neurons, glia cells, and other physiological units are not quantum objects in the many-body model of brain."
claimThe Freeman and Vitiello model views brain states as classical states.
Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Nov 30, 2004 4 facts
claimFreeman and Vitiello (2006, 2008, 2010) studied neurobiologically relevant observables such as electric and magnetic field amplitudes and neurotransmitter concentration to describe brain states.
claimFreeman and Vitiello (2010) and Freeman and Quian Quiroga (2013) found evidence for non-equilibrium analogs of phase transitions and power-law distributions of spectral energy densities of electrocorticograms.
claimFreeman and Vitiello (2008) clarified that the quantum field theory model of the brain describes the brain itself, not mental states, correcting previous confusion between mental and material states.
claimFreeman and Vitiello (2016) proposed a method to explicitly include mental states in their model of brain activity in their final joint paper.
Quantum Theory of Consciousness - Scirp.org. scirp.org 2 facts
claimThe specific mechanism for how resonating structures communicate and achieve shared resonance remains unknown in the theories proposed by Freeman, Vitiello, Hunt, and Schooler.
claimFreeman and Vitiello apply many-body quantum field theory, originally developed in condensed matter physics, to describe long-range coherent brainwaves.
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 18, 2017 1 fact
referenceFreeman (2006) edited a volume containing responses to Galen Strawson’s anti-emergence argument, which includes a counter-response from Strawson.