Physics of the Brain-Schizophrenia
arXiv Preprint Archive June 7, 2017 via arXiv
Summary
Hallucinations in schizophrenia may arise from a desynchronization between the time evolution of perceptual basis states in a Hilbert-space model of consciousness and real-world time. This quantum mechanical approach suggests that consciousness and the brain can be correlated and coupled, leading to a hypothetical clinical possibility of inducing consciousness into a non-conscious brain. The paper does not provide empirical data or test these predictions.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Keywords | Q-bio.nc Schizophrenia Quantum neuroscience Hallucination research |
| Key finding | Hallucinations in schizophrenia are modeled as a desynchronization of percept basis states in Hilbertian consciousness from real-world time. |
Abstract
Schizophrenic patients suffer from hallucination which its causality is not yet fully understood. This paper attempts to approach this mystery from the perspective of quantum mechanical theories. A novel approach has been adopted to demonstrate the hallucination as a time evolution of percepts basis states in the Hilbertian consciousness which are desynchronised from the time in real world. The method also extends his approach to predict mind and brain modulation through the correlation and coupling of consciousness and it reaches a clinically hypothetical outcome of inducing consciousness into a brain which is not conscious.