Abstract
Cognitive decisions are best described by quantum mathematics. Do quantum information devices operate in the brain? What would they look like? Fuss and Navarro describe quantum lattice registers in which quantum superpositioned pathways interact (compute/integrate) as 'quantum walks' akin to Feynman's path integral in a lattice (e.g. the 'Feynman quantum chessboard'). Simultaneous alternate pathways eventually reduce (collapse), selecting one particular pathway in a cognitive decision, or choice. This paper describes how quantum walks in a Feynman chessboard are conceptually identical to 'topological qubits' in brain neuronal microtubules, as described in the Penrose-Hameroff 'Orch OR' theory of consciousness.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 91-97 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Topics in Cognitive Science |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Agency
- Consciousness
- Dendritic integration
- Microtubules
- Orch OR
- Quantum cognition
- Quantum walk
- Tubulin
- Volition
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Linguistics and Language
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Artificial Intelligence