Scholars@Duke publication: Quantum information processes in protein microtubules of brain neurons

Quantum information processes in protein microtubules of brain neurons

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Enaki, NA; Koroli, V; Bazgan, S; Nistreanu, A; Palistrant, S; Bogoev, D; Turcan, M; Pislari, T; Boshneaga, Y; Lambropoulos, N; Patel, S ...

January 1, 2016

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We study biologically ‘orchestrated’ coherent quantum processes in collections of protein microtubules of brain neurons, which correlate with, and regulate, neuronal synaptic and membrane activity. In this situation the continuous Schrodinger evolution of each such process terminates in accordance with the specific Diosi-Penrose (DP) scheme of ‘objective reduction’ (‘OR’) of the quantum state. This orchestrated OR activity (‘Orch OR’) is taken to result in moments of conscious awareness and/or choice. We analyze Orch OR in light of advances and developments in quantum physics, computational neuroscience and quantum biology. Much attention is also devoted to the ‘beat frequencies’ of faster microtubule vibrations as a possible source of the observed electroencephalographic (‘EEG’) correlates of consciousness.

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Author Sze Chai Kwok DKU Faculty

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10.1007/978-981-287-736-9_60

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9789812877352

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January 1, 2016

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Enaki, N. A., Koroli, V., Bazgan, S., Nistreanu, A., Palistrant, S., Bogoev, D., … Anisimov, V. (2016). Quantum information processes in protein microtubules of brain neurons (Vol. 55, pp. 245–249). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-736-9_60

Enaki, N. A., V. Koroli, S. Bazgan, A. Nistreanu, S. Palistrant, D. Bogoev, M. Turcan, et al. “Quantum information processes in protein microtubules of brain neurons,” 55:245–49, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-736-9_60.

Enaki NA, Koroli V, Bazgan S, Nistreanu A, Palistrant S, Bogoev D, et al. Quantum information processes in protein microtubules of brain neurons. In 2016. p. 245–9.

Enaki, N. A., et al. Quantum information processes in protein microtubules of brain neurons. Vol. 55, 2016, pp. 245–49. Scopus, doi:10.1007/978-981-287-736-9_60.

Enaki NA, Koroli V, Bazgan S, Nistreanu A, Palistrant S, Bogoev D, Turcan M, Pislari T, Boshneaga Y, Lambropoulos N, Patel S, Khrennikov A, Marinucci M, Kwok SC, Pannese L, Arniani M, Torrenti R, Maslobrod S, Scherbakov V, Kuznetsov E, Moldovanu I, Misic O, Odobescu S, Lupusor A, Cernei A, Vovc V, Arnaut O, Ciobanu N, Tuzlucov P, Kernbach S, Sorli A, Anisimov V. Quantum information processes in protein microtubules of brain neurons. 2016. p. 245–249.

DOI

10.1007/978-981-287-736-9_60

ISBN

9789812877352

Publication Date

January 1, 2016

Volume

Start / End Page

245 / 249