Quantum information and consciousness : a gentle introduction
Danko D. Georgiev (Author)
This book addresses the fascinating cross-disciplinary field of quantum information theory applied to the study of brain function, addressing long-standing problems related to consciousness within the framework of modern theoretical physics in a comprehensible manner that elucidates the nature of the mind-body relationship.
Print Book, English, 2018
CRC Press, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2018
xvii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
9781138104488, 1138104485
1003273264
I. Introduction. The main problems of consciousness
II. Some background for beginners. The scientific conception of the world
The world of classical physics
The world of quantum physics
III. A quantum information theory of consciousness. Consciousness in classical physics
Consciousness in quantum physics
Toward a quantum neuroscience
Research programs and conscious experiences