Quantum computation in brain microtubules: Decoherence and biological feasibility

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2002, Pages

  Hagan, S ^a   Hameroff, S R ^b   Tuszynski, J A ^c  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOHERENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IONS; MICROTUBULE QUANTUM STATES; SUPERPOSED PROTEINS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BRAIN; CONFORMATIONS; GRAVITATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEINS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 41349119107     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.65.061901     Document Type: Article

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