NEUROQUANTOLOGY: QUANTUM PHYSICS IN THE BRAIN. REDUCING THE SECRET OF THE RAINBOW TO THE COLOURS OF A PRISM

NEUROQUANTOLOGY: QUANTUM PHYSICS IN THE BRAIN. REDUCING THE SECRET OF THE RAINBOW TO THE COLOURS OF A PRISM

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1: WHY WE NEED QUANTUM PHYSICS FOR COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND PSYCHIATRY

INTRODUCTION

IS COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE ENOUGH?

THE PROBLEM WITH CLASSICAL PHYSICS

ZEITGEIST: THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE

THE BIRTH OF NEUROQUANTOLOGY

WHAT DOES THE QUANTUM BRAIN PROVIDE THAT IS NEW?

IS THE QUANTUM BRAIN ENOUGH?

REFERENCES

Chapter 2: A HISTORICAL VIEW OF THE RELATION BETWEEN QUANTUM MECHANICS AND THE BRAIN: A NEUROQUANTOLOGIC PERSPECTIVE

INTRODUCTION

A HISTORICAL VIEW OF THE RELATION BETWEEN QUANTUM MECHANICS AND THE BRAIN

YES, THE PHYSICAL BRAIN DOES OPERATE QUANTUM MECHANICS

SIMILARITIES

NO, THE PHYSICAL BRAIN DOES NOT OPERATE QUANTUM MECHANICS

RESULT

REFERENCES

Chapter 3: THE MEASUREMENT PROBLEM IN QUANTUM MECHANICS: WELL, WHERE’S THE PROBLEM?

INTRODUCTION

1. INADEQUACY OF THE LANGUAGE USED

2. SYSTEM INFORMATION

3. THE PROBLEM OF THE EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS

4. ARE WE OBSERVERS OR PARTICIPANTS?

5. CHOICE IN QUANTUM MECHANICS

6. IS QUANTUM MECHANICS A COMPLETED AND CORRECT THEORY?

7. WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD?

REFERENCES

Chapter 4: THE QUANTUM MEASUREMENT PROBLEM: HOW TO RESCUE A CAT FROM SCHIZOPHRENIA?

INTRODUCTION

SCHRÖDINGER’S POOR CAT

WAYS TO SAVE THE CAT FROM ITS PSYCHOSIS

RESULT

REFERENCES

Chapter 5: QUANTUM PHYSICS IN LIVING MATTER: FROM QUANTUM BIOLOGY TO NEUROQUANTOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS

VISION

CAN A SINGLE PHOTON BE PERCEIVED?

PHOTON-RELATED CHEMICAL CHANGES IN THE BRAIN AND BODY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

FIREFLIES AND BIOLUMINESCENCE

PHOTONS AND DNA BREAKAGE

ACTIVE VITAMIN D FORMATION

THE SENSE OF SMELL

ENTANGLED POTASSIUM CHANNELS IN THE CELL MEMBRANE

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 6: WHAT SHOULD A CONSCIOUSNESS MIND-BRAIN THEORY BE LIKE?

REDUCING THE SECRET OF THE RAINBOWTO THE COLOURS OF A PRISM

WHICH DUALITY?

MONISM

REDUCTIONISM

DUALISM

OBJECTIONS TO DUALISM

PHENOMENOLOGY

FUNCTIONALISM

PERSONAL VIEWS

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 7: WANTED! CREATIVE QUANTUM PHYSICISTS AROUND THE AGE OF THIRTY

INTRODUCTION

PERSONALITY AND NEUROTRANSMITTERS

AGE, CREATIVITY AND DOPAMINE

REFERENCES

Chapter 8: THE EQUATION WE’RE LOOKING FOR MUST BE VERY SIMPLE!

Chapter 9: PHYSICS, MYSTICISM, POSTMODERN CRAZE AND THE LATEST FASHIONS

HOW PHYSICS IS REFLECTED IN SOCIETY AND SOCIAL LIFE

CLASSICAL NEWTONIAN PHYSICS AND ITS EFFECTS

THE EFFECTS OF QUANTUM PHYSICS

PHYSICS AND MYSTICISM

THE POSTMODERN CRAZE: THE LATEST FASHIONS

INDEX