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Old 10-May-2006, 01:58 PM
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what is consciousness . how it can be explained by quantum mechanics. is our mind is a quantum computer?????????? { i have studied about it in a book by Mc Fedden but couldn't understand. }
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Hi, welcome to the board.

is our mind is a quantum computer??

No.

The mind is a neural network operating on a biochemical and electronic basis. Quantum mechanics underlies this as it does everything else, but a quantum computer operates on a much "lower" level.

Quantum effects are basically blended or smeared out at the level our brains operate on - it's a bit like looking at your computer display and seeing a continuous image, which is really made up of discrete pixels.
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what is consciousness

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You might like to take a look at Penrose´s ideas on the subject.
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