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Holographic Brain Theory: Super-Radiance, Memory Capacity and Control Theory.
Akihiro Nishiyama1,2,3, Shigenori Tanaka1, Jack A Tuszynski4,5,6
1Graduate School of System Informatics, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
|February 24, 2024
Summary
This study links Quantum Electrodynamics to holographic brain theory, modeling memory using water
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Quantum Physics
- Information Theory
Background:
- Pribram's holographic brain theory proposes memory is stored non-locally.
- Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) offers a framework for light-matter interactions.
- Biological water's molecular states may play a role in neural processing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) within the holographic brain theory framework.
- To model memory capacity in the human brain neocortex.
- To introduce a control theory for manipulating optical information via holograms.
Main Methods:
- Derivation of a super-radiance solution in QED for coherent light sources.
- Modeling molecular conformational states of water as non-relativistic charged bosons.
- Estimation of brain neocortex memory capacity.
- Adoption of binary holograms for optical information manipulation.
- Development of a control theory for hologram manipulation using biological water states.
- Numerical simulations to achieve desired holographic waveforms.
Main Results:
- A super-radiance solution was derived for QED with specific boson models.
- Memory capacity estimation for the brain neocortex was performed.
- A control theory framework was introduced for manipulating holograms.
- Numerical simulations demonstrated waveform achievement in a hierarchical model.
Conclusions:
- Quantum Electrodynamics provides a potential framework for holographic brain theory.
- The study offers a novel approach to understanding memory and information processing in the brain.
- Control theory and holography can be applied to biological systems for information manipulation.
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