Quantum Consciousness, Microtubules & the Brain - Stuart Hameroff | 07

Renowned neuroscientist and consciousness researcher Stuart Hameroff delves into the groundbreaking idea of quantum consciousness.

He explores how microtubules, quantum coherence, and aromatic rings may play a crucial role in the formation of consciousness.

Drawing on physics, biology, and cutting-edge neuroscience, Hameroff challenges traditional views of the brain, offering a new perspective on how our minds work.

He also touches on the implications of this research for artificial intelligence, spirituality, and the future of quantum computing.

Chapters:
0:00 Quantum Coherence in Microtubules
10:42 Quantum Mechanisms in Life
20:15 Aromatic Rings as Quantum Objects
30:40 The Basis of Consciousness
41:54 Anesthesia and Consciousness
42:42 Gaining Scientific Acceptance
45:47 The Quantum Orchestra
46:18 Wheeler’s Concept of Participatory Physics
1:08:13 Space-Time Geometry
1:18:30 The Origins of Life Through Astrobiology
1:21:14 Overcoming Scientific Resistance

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[ChrisJouert.truthscare]

Dr. Hameroff, your groundbreaking work on microtubules and quantum consciousness has been a tremendous inspiration to me. It’s a privilege to witness your contributions to understanding the mind and reality at such a fundamental level.

I’ve been developing a hypothesis that aligns with your research and could potentially address some gaps in our understanding of quantum measurement and wave function collapse. What if the outcome of wave collapse isn’t purely random, but instead determined by a higher 'source' or 'entities, ' akin to a simulation, communicating with the brain via quantum entanglement? This could explain why attempts to measure it elude us; trying to decode a higher-level 'program' with limited tools.

My hypothesis also proposes that this framework might shed light on phenomena like Savant Syndrome, where extraordinary abilities could arise from partial 'access' to this higher-order reality. I’d love the opportunity to share more details if this idea resonates with you. Thank you for the inspiration and the pioneering work you’ve done in this field.

[TheTimecake]

I'm still confused how spacetime bifurcation collapse generates a unit of subjective awareness.

Is it something like, the spacetime bifurcation collapse is dual to reality "deciding" to collapse to one state and not the other, and because there is nothing more fundamental to which reality can defer to to reductionistically resolve this duality, that it must reify both sides of the duality, thereby reifying a sense of "making a decision" associated with the collapse?

If so, I think the idea of fundamental duality reification is the key idea here, with spacetime bifurcation collapse (or whatever it turns out to be) simply being the means by which this happens in reality.
The main difference this refactoring affords is that one can have subdomains within reality where dualities within that domain can be similarly reified, even if there is an "outside" to those subdomains by which those dualities may be resolved.
Of course, what distinguishes reality from these subdomains is that there is no domain "outside" of reality, so the reified dualities of reality can truly be said to be "real".

(to clarify, it doesn't have to just be a duality, an "-ality" of a cardinality of 2. It can be an "-ality" of any cardinality greater than 1.)

[cmacmenow]

I'm starting to think God exists.
God conducts Orch OR.

[guillermobrand]

It is not necessary to appeal to quantum mechanics to explain what conscious action consists of.

[plato]

This is Philosophy--Not Science. Not a scrap of evidence for any of these claims.