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Quantum Mechanics, Free Will and the Psychophysical Problem
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: Received: 4 November 2022 / Approved: 7 November 2022 / Online: 7 November 2022 (12:45:07 CET)
How to cite: Krasin, E. Quantum Mechanics, Free Will and the Psychophysical Problem. Preprints 2022, 2022110125. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0125.v1 Krasin, E. Quantum Mechanics, Free Will and the Psychophysical Problem. Preprints 2022, 2022110125. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0125.v1
Abstract
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Sir Roger Penrose and Stuart Hameroff, a renowned American physician and scientist, have put forward an innovative theory that the human brain has a quantum mechanism located in the microtubular protein system within neurons, known as the "Orch OR" theory. According to the researchers, this mechanism is responsible for the brain's non-computational actions such as consciousness and free will. This theory has been criticized by several researchers from both the biological and physical sides. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether there is a possible basis for this theory in the philosophy of science.
Keywords
‘Orch OR’ theory; free will; quantum mechanics; microtubuli; Leibowitz
Subject
Physical Sciences, Quantum Science and Technology
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