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- © Biophysics Consulting Group
- http://www.QuantumBrain.org
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Biology
- Possible Roles of Neural
Membrane and Protein Nuclear
Spin Ensembles and Unpaired Electronic Spins of Rapidly Diffusing O2
and Other Molecules in Consciousness and Memory.
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Physics
- Spin is the seat of
consciousness and the linchpin
between mind and the brain, that is, spin is the “mind-pixel.”
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- Present the physics
- Describe the model
- Make predictions
- Offer evidence
- Give summation
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- Consciousness exists (not an illusion).
- Consciousness is quantum mechanical.
- The “process” generating quantum effects also generates consciousness.
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- Spin is embedded in the microscopic structure of spacetime and is likely
the cause of spacetime itself (Dirac equation, spin network [Penrose]
& spin foam [e.g., Smolin]).
- In the Bohmian picture, the “internal motion” associated with spin is
recently shown to be responsible for the quantum potential (Recami &
Salesi [1998], Phys. Rev. A, 57, p. 98; Esposito [1999], Found. Phys.
Lett., 12, p. 165; Bogan, quant-ph/0212110).
- In the Hestenes picture, the zitterbewegung associated with spin is said
to be responsible for all the quantum effects of the relativistic
electron (see, Hestenes [1983], Found. Phys., 15, p. 63).
- Some authors also expressed the view that electron is Compton wavelength
vortex and the wave function is about “quantum vorticity” (e.g.,
Sidharth, physics/0203079; Kiehn,
http://www22.pair.com/csdc/pdf/bohmplus.pdf).
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- Consciousness is intrinsically connected to quantum mechanical spin,
that is, spin is the seat of consciousness (Hu & Wu,
quant-ph/0208068).
- Spin is a self-referential process which drives spacetime dynamics and
underlies quantum mechanics (Hu & Wu, Cogprints: ID2827).
- The probabilistic structure of quantum mechanics is due to the
self-referential collapse of spin state (Hu & Wu, Cogprints:
ID2827).
- Said collapse is contextual, noncomputable, nonlocal and irreversible (See
Penrose’s books; Hu & Wu, Cogprints: ID2827).
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- The most abundant unpaired spins in the brain are the proton nuclear
spins of all the molecules and electronic spins carried by O2.
- Neural membranes are the matrices of most vital brain functions and
phospholipids/proteins are saturated with proton nuclear spins.
- O2 play crucial roles in brain functions and is hypothesized
by us to be involved in the mechanism of anesthetic action (Hu & Wu
[2002], Medical Hypotheses, 57, p. 619).
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- Unpaired nuclear spins in neural membranes and possibly proteins are the
mind-pixels since atomic nuclei are almost immobile and shielded from
much of the noise in the “warm and wet” brain.
- Unpaired electronic spins of rapidly diffusing O2, NO etc are
the spin beam for pixel-activation since they are very mobile, can
generate strong fluctuating E.M. fields via their large magnetic dipoles
associated with their spins, and strongly couple to unpaired nuclear
spins.
- Spin chemistry is the bridge to classical neural activities since
biochemical reactions mediated by free radicals are very sensitive to
small changes of magnetic energies.
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- Activations of neural nuclear spin states through strong interactions
with unpaired electrons of rapidly diffusing O2, NO etc.
- Entanglement of various neural nuclear spin states through intra- and
intermolecular spin-spin interactions.
- Decoherence, and survivals of the “fittest” entangled spin states in
decoherence-free subspaces or through Zeno Effects.
- Collapse of fittest entangled spin states through spacetime dynamics
driven by self-referential spin processes.
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- Proton nuclear spins in nematic liquid crystal can achieve long-lived
intra-molecular quantum coherence with entanglement in room temperature
for information storage (Khitrin et al, quant-ph/0202035, 0205040 &
0208136).
- Long-ranged (>10 microns) intermolecular multiple-quantum coherence
in NMR spectroscopy was discovered about a decade ago (Warren, et al
[1993], Science, 262, p. 2005).
- Long-lived (>.05 milliseconds) entanglement of two macroscopic spin
ensembles in room temperature has been achieved recently (Julsgaard et
al [2001], Nature, 413, p. 400 ).
- NMR quantum computation in room temperature is reality (See Nielsen
& Chuang [2000], Quantum Computation and Quantum Information.
Cambridge Universal Press).
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- Nuclear spin ensembles in neural membranes/proteins (“NSE”) are
activated through strong interactions with unpaired electronic spins of
rapidly diffusing O2 etc that extract information from their
diffusing pathways in the brain.
- NSE process said information such that conscious experiences emerge from
the collapses of NSE entangled quantum states through spacetime dynamics
driven by self-referential spin processes.
- In turn, NSE has effects through spin chemistry on the classical neural
activities thus influencing the classical neural networks of the brain.
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- Replacement of hydrogen with deuterium will block consciousness.
- Interference with the dynamics of neural nuclear spin ensemble will
affect consciousness.
- Perturbation of membrane structures and dynamics will affect
consciousness.
- Perturbation/blockage of oxygen pathways in the membrane will
affect/block consciousness.
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- Transcranial magnetic stimulations affect awareness and consciousness
functions (see Chicurei [2002], Nature, 417, p. 114 [news feature]) which
can be explained as the stimulations interfering with neural nuclear
spin dynamics.
- General anesthetics cause unconsciousness which can be explained as said
anesthetics perturbing O2 pathways and neural membrane
structures and dynamics (Hu & Wu [2002], Medical Hypotheses, 57, p.
619).
- Temporary hypoxia causes unconsciousness which can explained as
deprivation of O2 spin
beam functions.
- D2O has various neurological effects (see Kushner et al
[1999], Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol., 77, p. 79) some of which may be
explained as brain losing mind-pixels.
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- Physics: Spin is the seat of consciousness and the linchpin between mind
and the brain. Biology: Unpaired neural membrane/protein nuclear spins
are the mind-pixels and unpaired electron spins of O2 and other molecules are the
pixel-activating spin beam.
- If speculation, theory and accepted theory is the order of progress, our
proposal is a qualitative theory.
- If no evidence, some evidence, “preponderance” and “beyond reasonable
doubt” is the order of proof, our proposal is at the stage of having
some evidence.
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