Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Fi
w
igure 6. Structu
waveguide behav
ure of the centrio
vior (B) (Hamer
ole cylinder (A)
roff, 2004).
) and the wavel
length of light s
suggesting possi
ible
Thus each
xist in quantum
According
eurons by qua
nd the cytoske
oherent domai
Hameroff a
oherent excita
uperposition i
hown in Figu
tates link to
membranes in b
On the oth
uman conscio
ubbed Orch-O
omputation co
hat microtuble
macrotubles ac
ublin monome
tublin molecu
m superpositio
to Jibu et al.
antum cohere
eletal protein c
ins in their int
and Tuszynsk
ations, which
is emerged in
ure 7. Accord
those of oth
biological syst
her hand, Ham
ousness is the
OR (orchestra
onducted at th
es in brain ne
cting as a qua
ers.
ule can functi
ons of both co
[1996,1997a,b
nt photons tu
conformationa
eraction with
ki [2004] have
h leads to the
n certain tubl
ing to their h
her neurons b
tems functioni
meroff and Pe
result of qua
ted object red
he level of syn
eurons functio
antum bits of
ion as a switc
onformational
b], microtuble
unneling throu
al states are en
the local elect
e proposed tha
e automatic
ins and consc
hypothesis of
by quantum
ing in a way r
enrose [1996]
antum gravity
duction) that
napses among
on as quantum
computation t
ch between tw
states.
e quantum stat
ugh membrane
ntangled by th
tromagnetic fi
at microtuble
sequence wh
ciousness is o
f quantum bra
coherent pho
resembled as a
have constru
y effects in m
involves a sp
g brain neuron
m computers
through two-s
wo conformati
ions which
ex
tes link to tho
es in biologic
hese photons w
ield.
subunit tublin
ere quantum
occurred as t
ain, microtubl
otons tunnelin
an ion trap com
ucted a theory
microtubules, w
pecific form o
ns. They have
with tublin p
state q-bits fo
ose of other
cal systems
which form
ne
an
co
ns undergo
coherence
the process
le quantum
ng through
mputers.
y, in which
which they
of quantum
e suggested
proteins in
ormed from
co
su
sh
st
m
hu
du
co
th
m
tu
