Quantum Mechanical Theories of Consciousness

The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 300-312

  Stapp, Henry ^a  

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Author keywords

Copenhagen interpretation; Interpretation; Quantum dualism; Quantum mechanics; Quantum theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349088556     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470751466.ch24     Document Type: Chapter

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