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[Input and output channels of quantum biocomputers].
Biofizika
|January 1, 1990
Summary
This study proposes neurons act as "Quantum Molecular" computers using the cytoskeleton. Hypersound signals travel through microtubules and microfilaments, enabling complex calculations and impacting physics and mathematics.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Quantum Biology
- Biophysics
Context:
- The neuron's function is traditionally viewed through electrochemical signaling.
- A novel hypothesis suggests mechanical signaling via hypersound waves within the neuronal cytoskeleton.
Purpose:
- To propose a new model of neuronal computation based on quantum molecular processes.
- To explore the role of the cytoskeleton as a calculating medium.
Summary:
- Neurons may function as "Quantum Molecular" computers, utilizing the cytoskeleton as a calculating medium.
- Input ionic channels generate hypersound signals that propagate through microtubules and microfilaments.
- Molecular bridges act as switches, guiding sound waves and processing information, with output dependent on input and cytoskeletal structure.
Impact:
- This model suggests neuronal structure influences the physical problems solved by brain networks.
- It proposes that the cytoskeleton's protein composition, directed by genetic material, defines its computational properties.
- The concept of an "extremal computer" could influence fundamental principles in physics and mathematics, such as the optimality principle.