The 'hard problem' and the quantum physicists. Part 2: Modern times

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 54-63

  Smith, C U M ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consciousness; Hard problem; Microtubules; NCC; Quantum theory

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL ORGANELLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CYTOSKELETON; DECISION MAKING; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; EXOCYTOSIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROTUBULE; MYSTICISM; NATURAL SCIENCE; NATURAL SELECTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; QUANTUM THEORY; SOCIAL BELIEF; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TEMPORAL CORTEX; THALAMUS; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; CONSCIOUSNESS; EXOCYTOSIS; HUMANS; NEURONS; QUANTUM THEORY; SYNAPSES;

EID: 68749118361     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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