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Importance of quantum decoherence in brain processes

Model-dependent decoherence estimates constrain proposed neural quantum degrees of freedom. They do not settle every quantum effect in biology or constitute a general proof about consciousness.

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Max Tegmark (2000). Importance of quantum decoherence in brain processes. Physical Review E 61, 4194–4206.

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.61.4194

Model-dependent decoherence estimates constrain proposed neural quantum degrees of freedom. They do not settle every quantum effect in biology or constitute a general proof about consciousness.

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