Does the enormous computing power of neurons mean consciousness can be explained within a purely neurobiological framework, or is there scope for quantum computation in the brain?
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Koch, C., Hepp, K. Quantum mechanics in the brain. Nature 440, 611 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/440611a
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