Modelling of consciousness and interpretation of quantum mechanics
arXiv Preprint Archive July 20, 2018 Éric Merle
A conscious observer must be a physical object that can store local events by setting part of itself into a fixed quantum state. Probability is defined as the proportion of identical observers who will actually experience a given future event, which recovers standard quantum results. The second part of the paper builds a neuronal model of mind functions, where self-consciousness arises when the mind measures the random behavior of certain neurons—randomness that reflects a coexistence of multiple possibilities. The mind's decision-making component then selects one possibility, unifying conscious experience as what the ego is aware of.