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To: Stuart Hameroff <email address not displayed> Your Name: Email address: Subject: Message: Stuart Hameroff wrote on the message board: > Quantum mechanics suggests that particles can be in a state of > superposition - in two states at the same time - until a measurement > take place. > > Only then does the wavefunction describing the particle collapse into > one of the two states. > > According to the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics, the > collapse of the wave function takes place when a conscious observer is > involved. But according to Roger Penrose, it’s the other way around. > Instead of consciousness causing the collapse, wavefunctions collapse > spontaneously and in the process give rise to consciousness. > > Despite the strangeness of this hypothesis, recent experimental > results suggest that such a process takes place within microtubules in > the brain. This could mean that consciousness is a fundamental feature > of reality, arising first in primitive bio-structures, in individual > neurons, cascading upwards to networks of neurons, argues Roger > Penrose collaborator Stuart Hameroff Code: Enter the following code: (required) Consider sharing your comments with the other readers of the message board. They may benefit from your insights If you decide not to send email, post a follow up instead, or return to the original message

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