Consciousness in the universe: A review of the 'Orch OR' theory

Physics of Life Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-78

  Hameroff, Stuart ^a   Penrose, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b WADHAM COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC STRUCTURE; BEAT FREQUENCY; BIOMOLECULAR PROCESS; BRAIN NEURONS; MEMBRANE ACTIVITY; QUANTUM PROCESS; QUANTUM STATE; SPACE TIME GEOMETRY;

BIOLOGY; NEURONS; QUANTUM THEORY;

BRAIN;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; CONSCIOUSNESS; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTUM THEORY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMANS; NEURONS; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 84896690011     PISSN: 15710645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2013.08.002     Document Type: Review

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