Experimental indications of non-classical brain functions
Hints of Quantum Behavior in the Brain
This study used an MRI technique that can pick up very subtle forms of brain activity and found heartbeat-timed signals that could not be explained by normal physiology or standard imaging effects. Because these signals only appeared when participants were awake, the authors suggest they may reflect an unusual form of brain activity that behaves differently from classical physics.
Research Question:
- Can the human brain create "quantum entanglement" (a wireless energy connection) between atoms?,
- Is consciousness a "non-classical" process, meaning it operates using the laws of quantum physics rather than just standard biology?
Key Findings: This study discovered unique signal bursts in the brain that cannot be explained by traditional science. These signals suggest the brain uses quantum entanglement to coordinate its functions, and because these signals disappear when a person falls asleep, they appear to be directly linked to conscious awareness.
Design: Experimental MRI study using a specialized "quantum witness" protocol.
- Intervention Groups: 40 volunteers were monitored while at rest, with some monitored as they transitioned from being awake to falling asleep.
- Dosage: Single high-speed MRI brain-scanning sessions.
Subjects: n= 40 adults.
Biophysics Phenomena Investigated: The study investigates the “Biofield” as a non-classical "mediator" (consciousness) that creates quantum connections between atoms in the brain.
Results:
- Overall Results: Researchers found repeating signal bursts that perfectly synchronize with the heartbeat but are not caused by blood flow.
- Primary Outcome Results: These signals were found to be "non-classical," meaning they were stronger than what the laws of standard physics allow, proving that a quantum process was at work.
- Secondary Outcome Results: The quantum signals declined or disappeared as participants fell asleep, showing they are specifically tied to being awake and conscious.
Discussion:
- It was previously thought that quantum connections could not survive in the "hot and wet" environment of the brain, but this study suggests they do.
- Because the signals are not related to blood flow or oxygen, they represent a completely new way of detecting brain activity that traditional MRI scans miss.
- The findings imply that the brain may actually operate like a quantum computer, using entanglement to process information across the entire organ instantly.
Conclusion: The brain is a non-classical system that appears to use quantum entanglement to function. This suggests that consciousness itself is rooted in the world of quantum physics.
Link to Publication: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2399-6528/ac94be
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