The Strange Entanglement between Quantum and Brain
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The Strange Entanglement between Quantum and Brain

Tuesday, June 09, 2020 14:30—15:00

Consciousness has been invoked as ultimate cause of quantum decisions while quantum mechanics has been invoked to explain consciousness.  What is it that is entangling these two fields, quantum and brain?  Are they both just trying to hide the deep mystery of their own field behind that of the other?  Be that as it may, valuable insights can be gained from spelling out the analogy between the processes of quantum measurement and conscious perception.

 

Prof. Dr. Christoph von der Malsburg
Prof. Dr. Christoph von der Malsburg
FIAS Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies
Prof. Dr. Christoph von der Malsburg studied physics in Göttingen, Munich and Heidelberg and received his PhD there on his work at CERN in Geneva. After a longer period at the Neurobiology...
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