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Penrose is a smart guy, but he's advocating for stuff that's not seen in experiments. Your CNS is decidedly 'classical' and is not doing quantum thingys (any mo
by Balgair 8y ago
Penrose is a smart guy, but he's advocating for stuff that's not seen in experiments. Your CNS is decidedly 'classical' and is not doing quantum thingys (any more so than all things are quantum-y). The synapse, though still a bit murky and under study, is not doing quantum-only stuff.
- adrianN 8y agoI don't believe that our brains are quantum computers, but I don't think we know enough about how the CNS works to completely rule it out. Quantum effects have been observed in living organisms [1], so the "it's a warm soup" argument is not sufficient. [1] https://phys.org/news/2014-01-quantum-mechanics-efficiency-photosynthesis.html https://phys.org/news/2014-01-quantum-mechanics-efficiency-p...