Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Microtubules are nanoscale spintronic oscillators with memristive properties. Spintronic and memristive effects, together with some unique conditions found in the axon initial segment (AIS), allow quantum coherence to emerge spontaneously in a population of microtubules located within the AIS. According to the QBIT theory, the spontaneous emergence of coherence in a population of microtubules is the necessary and sufficient condition for the generation of a micro-consciousness (a quale) by the brain. Simultaneous generation of multiple qualia by synchronized activity in different parts of the cerebral cortex gives rise to the appearance of a macro-consciousness: a seemingly unified subjective experience.
Author: Majid Beshkar
Institution: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,459
OpenAlex ID: W4415380682