Thursday, June 3, 2010

Microtubules & Consicousness

Taking into consideration the possible role of microtubules in the consciousness process in humans relegates the advent of the singularity (i.e. consciousness of computer networks) to a much later date than anticipated since the amount of processed information is much bigger than ever thought !

Stuart Hameroff wrote a fascinating theory of consciousness involving quantum mechanics & microtubules in neurons.


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