Quantum Models of Consciousness From a Quantum Information Science Perspective

dc.authorid Cattaneo, Marco/0000-0001-6614-5286
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dc.authorwosid Cattaneo, Marco/A-9277-2019
dc.contributor.author Pusuluk, Onur
dc.contributor.author Pusuluk, Onur
dc.contributor.author Cattaneo, Marco
dc.contributor.author Muestecaplioglu, Ozgur E.
dc.contributor.other Core Program
dc.date.accessioned 2025-04-15T23:41:16Z
dc.date.available 2025-04-15T23:41:16Z
dc.date.issued 2025
dc.department Kadir Has University en_US
dc.department-temp [Gassab, Lea; Muestecaplioglu, Ozgur E.] Koc Univ, Dept Phys, TR-34450 Istanbul, Turkiye; [Gassab, Lea] Univ Waterloo, Dept Biol, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada; [Pusuluk, Onur] Kadir Has Univ, Fac Engn & Nat Sci, TR-34083 Istanbul, Turkiye; [Cattaneo, Marco] Univ Helsinki, QTF Ctr Excellence, Dept Phys, POB 43, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland; [Muestecaplioglu, Ozgur E.] TUBITAK Res Inst Fundamental Sci, TR-41470 Gebze, Turkiye; [Muestecaplioglu, Ozgur E.] Sabanci Univ, Fac Engn & Nat Sci, TR-34956 Istanbul, Turkiye en_US
dc.description Cattaneo, Marco/0000-0001-6614-5286 en_US
dc.description.abstract This perspective explores various quantum models of consciousness from the viewpoint of quantum information science, offering potential ideas and insights. The models under consideration can be categorized into three distinct groups based on the level at which quantum mechanics might operate within the brain: those suggesting that consciousness arises from electron delocalization within microtubules inside neurons, those proposing it emerges from the electromagnetic field surrounding the entire neural network, and those positing it originates from the interactions between individual neurons governed by neurotransmitter molecules. Our focus is particularly on the Posner model of cognition, for which we provide preliminary calculations on the preservation of entanglement of phosphate molecules within the geometric structure of Posner clusters. These findings provide valuable insights into how quantum information theory can enhance our understanding of brain functions. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (TUBITAK) [123F150]; Research Council of Finland [336810]; Finnish Quantum Flagship project [358878]; COQUSY project - MCIN/AEI [PID2022-140506NB-C21] en_US
dc.description.sponsorship This research was funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Tuerkiye (TUBITAK), grant number 123F150; the Research Council of Finland, grant numbers 336810; the Finnish Quantum Flagship project 358878 (UH); and the COQUSY project PID2022-140506NB-C21 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033. en_US
dc.description.woscitationindex Science Citation Index Expanded
dc.identifier.doi 10.3390/e27030243
dc.identifier.issn 1099-4300
dc.identifier.issue 3 en_US
dc.identifier.pmid 40149167
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dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.3390/e27030243
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12469/7257
dc.identifier.volume 27 en_US
dc.identifier.wos WOS:001454461200001
dc.identifier.wosquality Q2
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Mdpi en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategory Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess en_US
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dc.subject Quantum Consciousness en_US
dc.subject Posner Model en_US
dc.subject Quantum Entanglement en_US
dc.title Quantum Models of Consciousness From a Quantum Information Science Perspective en_US
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