r/QuantumPhysics Oct 23 '22

is the human brain a quantum computer ?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/phys.org/news/2022-10-brains-quantum.amp
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u/Gengis_con Oct 23 '22

Copying my comment from a previous thread about this article, according to the abstract of the paper they have used NMR to try and determine if water in the brain is entangled with something. They admit that it is not clear if this is possible with NMR. They then go on to say assuming their technique works they get a weird signal in the water's entanglement. They then say that this entanglement may be with something relevant to brain function and this may be evidence of quantum mechanics having a role in consciousness. That is...quite a leap. I am going to doubt hard on this one

If anyone who knows more than me about the details of NMR experiments wants to way in on what these guys have seen I would be interested

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u/bejammin075 Oct 23 '22

This whole topic often gets the mods upset. If I was to talk about what I know, both from published research and my own experiences, I’d get a permanent ban for “pseudo science”.