Quantifying consciousness using quantum uncertainty in the brain

Author:

Faizal Mir12ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V 1V7, Canada

2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 3M4, Canada

Abstract

In this paper, we will argue that even though we cannot define consciousness, we can quantify it using free will, and quantum uncertainty is in turn a good measure of such a free will. We will also demonstrate that this quantum uncertainty increases with coupling, and thus with neurological complexity. Thus, we will be able to quantify consciousness using quantum uncertainty, and show that the higher amount of consciousness for complex organism would be a direct product of enhanced quantum uncertainty in brain.

Publisher

World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

Subject

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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