Dirk Wessels (icircle at xs4all.nl) wrote:
: But then again, it is not "nice" to talk about quantum-effects in
: this newsgroup, because almost no neuro-scientist will be able
: to understand what kind of effects this may have.
But then again, some of us actually got their PhD in particle physics, and
after having published papers in superstring theory and conformal field
theory (and integrable systems and other things I will spare you), decided
to switch to neuroscience. So I feel confident I will be able to follow
most anything _scientific_ about quantum theory and its effects in
neuroscience.
We don't know the effects quantum theory has on the brain, that is true. At
this point, it's a bit like asking whether quantum mechanics is relevant to
the workings of a car. You know things are fundamentally quantal, but at
the same time you know every day chemistry and mechanics will suffice.
Didier
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