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| Brain states: In philosophy, "brain state" refers to the specific configuration and activity of neurons and synapses at a given moment, corresponding to mental experiences and functions. See also Brain, Thinking, Consciousness, Experiences._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Roger Penrose on Brain/Brain State - Dictionary of Arguments
Genz II 333 Brain/Penrose: thesis: unpredictable quantum mechanical processes take place in the brain. Brain researchVsPenrose: Brain processes take much longer than the quantum mechanical processes analogously assumed by Penrose. The quantum mechanical "coherence" in the brain cannot be maintained that long. >Quantum mechanics, >Thinking, >Cognition, >Information processing, >H. Genz, cf. >Eccles/Popper._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Penr I R. Penrose The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe 2005 Gz I H. Genz Gedankenexperimente Weinheim 1999 Gz II Henning Genz Wie die Naturgesetze Wirklichkeit schaffen. Über Physik und Realität München 2002 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-24