A dialogue on the issue of the “quantum brain” between consciousness and unconsciousness

Issue title: “Biological Quantum Consciousness”: A Journey from Bacteria to Animals and Humans

Guest editors: Massimo Cocchi

Article type: Brief Report

Authors: Cocchi, Massimo^{a; b; *} | Gabrielli, Fabio^a | Tonello, Lucio^a | Tuszynski, Jack^{c; d}

Affiliations: [a] QPP Research Institute for Quantitative and Quantum Dynamics of Living Organisms, Center for Medicine, Mathematics & Philosophy Studies, Via Tolara di Sopra, 50, 40064 Ozzano dell’Emilia, Bologna, Italy | [b] Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra, 50, 40064 Ozzano dell’Emilia, Bologna, Italy | [c] Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada | [d] Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected].

Abstract: In this paper, we present some diverse points of view on the issue of the quantum brain. The paper is structured in the form of opening statements by each of the co-authors followed by comments and critique presented by the other co-authors. The main focus of the discussion is on the interplay between the state of being alive and consciousness, both of which possess characteristics of quantum physical states.

Keywords: Quantum brain, quantum biology, symmetry breaking, depression, consciousness, life and death

DOI: 10.3233/JIN-170062

Journal: Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, vol. 16, no. s1, pp. S13-S18, 2017