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Published March 30, 2006 | Version Submitted
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Quantum mechanics in the brain

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  • 1. ROR icon California Institute of Technology
  • 2. ROR icon ETH Zurich

Abstract

Does the enormous computing power of neurons mean consciousness can be explained within a purely neurobiological framework, or is there scope for quantum computation in the brain?

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Submitted paper is research paper sent to Swartz Foundation, a funder: Christof Koch and Klaus Hepp. The relation between quantum mechanics and higher brain functions: Lessons from quantum computation and neurobiology. Nature 440, 611 (30 March 2006); Published online 29 March 2006. The published article's title is "Quantum mechanics in the brain". The writing of this manuscript was supported by the NSF, the NIMH, and by the Moore Foundation. We thank Jürg Fröhlich and Tony Leggett for their thoughtful comments on the manuscript.

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Alternative title
The relation between quantum mechanics and higher brain functions: Lessons from quantum computation and neurobiology

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40450
DOI
10.1038/440611a
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CaltechAUTHORS:20130816-103208916

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10.1038/440611a (DOI)
http://www.theswartzfoundation.org/papers/caltech/koch-hepp-07-final.pdf (URL)

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Sloan-Swartz Centers for Theoretical Neurobiology

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2008-01-12
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