Re: Quantum processes in the brain?

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:28:14 -0400 (EDT), verulam
<johnhewitt22@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Apr 10, 5:27 pm, d...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (DK) wrote:
In article <ftivvh$2mh...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, dkomo <dkomo...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
These authors say nay:

Is the Brain a Quantum Computer?

"We argue that computation via quantum mechanical processes is
irrelevant to explaining how brains produce thought, contrary to the
ongoing speculations of many theorists."

http://tinyurl.com/2e7pxq

http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/~celiasmi/Papers/litt%20et%20al.2006.quan...
n.cogsci.pdf

Duh!

DK wrote "duh!"

I can only reply that the meaning or substance of the term "duh!"
escapes me. Some elaboration of this term and the message you wish to
convey might be useful.
For my part, I agree with the authors of the cited paper. Despite the
current fashion for books entitled "Quantum Psychology" or such like,
I can see no compelling reason to invoke quantum level effects to
understand brain function.

You just wrote "Duh!" but used a lot more words.





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