Re: Quantum processes in the brain?

From: "A. Tellez" <ATellezRodriguez@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:29:02 -0400 (EDT)

dkomo 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.quantum%20brain.cogsci.pdf

--dkomo@xxxxxxxx

I have a few articles detailing the effects of anesthetics on neuron
microtubules as well as rather convincing mathematics deducing the
possibility of quantum coherence within said microtubules. If any one
would like the articles, please email me.

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