Author: Andrew, Alex M

Source: Kybernetes: The International Journal of Systems & Cybernetics, Volume 26, Number 3, 1997 , pp. 255-264(10)

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Abstract:

Continues an earlier discussion of the state of understanding of the brain, and the nature of the breakthrough that would warrant the designation "decade of the brain". Discusses current theories linking consciousness and quantum mechanics, taking a sceptical standpoint but inviting debate. Acknowledges a strong case for some mechanism additional to the classical neural net, probably comprising microtubules as photonic waveguides.

Keywords: Brain; Cybernetics; Neurophysiology; Quantum Mechanics

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03684929710163155

Publication date: 1997-03-01

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