Generation of the Stream of Consciousness by Neuronal Synaptic Interaction

Andrew Duggins

doi:10.20944/preprints202001.0345.v2

Preprint Article Version 2 Preserved in Portico This version is not peer-reviewed

Version 1 : Received: 27 January 2020 / Approved: 29 January 2020 / Online: 29 January 2020 (04:17:53 CET)
Version 2 : Received: 3 March 2020 / Approved: 4 March 2020 / Online: 4 March 2020 (04:54:40 CET)

In previous work, a quantum mathematical formalism associated an element of experience with a single sensory neuron, as a local reduction of a global mental state. In contrast to the binary objective states of neuronal polarisation/depolarisation, neuronal experience was modeled as a continuous variable, the instantaneous value of which could only be estimated statistically from an ensemble of evoked responses to stereotyped stimulus presentation. In the present work, the quantum operations formalism of energy dissipation through amplitude damping is adopted to explain how smooth evolution of conscious experience might arise from discrete spikes and discontinuous synaptic transmission between neurons.

stream of consciousness; quantum mechanics; decoherence theory; synaptic transmission; spike; action potential; neural code; neural correlate of consciousness

Biology and Life Sciences, Biophysics

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Received: 4 March 2020
Commenter: Andrew Duggins
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author

Comment: The only changes are in the Discussion, Conclusions and references. These are in blue font. All these changes were in response to requests for more information from reviewers.

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Generation of the Stream of Consciousness by Neuronal Synaptic Interaction

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