Consciousness: A Direct Link with Life's Origin?
A. N. Mitra, Gargi Mitra-Delmotte
arXiv Preprint Archive February 15, 2011 via arXiv
Summary
The paper explores a possible correspondence between field-induced patterns and consciousness, inspired by the Penrose-Hameroff thesis. It asks whether sequences of induction patterns in biomatter susceptible to fields might have had simpler origins, suggesting a link between metabolism-sustained consciousness and electromagnetic field effects in living systems.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Keywords | Q-bio.ot Quant-ph Quantum biology Biophysics |
| Key finding | The paper proposes that induction patterns in field-susceptible biomatter may have simpler beginnings related to consciousness. |
Abstract
Inspired by the Penrose-Hameroff thesis, we are intuitively led to examine an intriguing correspondence of 'induction' (by fields), with the complex phenomenon of (metabolism-sustained) consciousness: Did sequences of associated induction patterns in field-susceptible biomatter have simpler beginnings?