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Quantum optical coherence in cytoskeletal microtubules: implications for brain function

M Jibu1, S Hagan, S R Hameroff

  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.

Bio Systems
|January 1, 1994
PubMed
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This study theoretically predicts biological superradiance and self-induced transparency within microtubules, enabling noise-free optical signaling and computation for potential biomolecular cognition.

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Area of Science:

  • Quantum Biology
  • Biophysics
  • Cellular Optics

Background:

  • Cytoskeletal microtubules are crucial cellular structures.
  • Quantum phenomena in biological systems are increasingly explored.
  • Coherent optical effects in biological media are theoretically possible.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically predict the occurrence of superradiance and self-induced transparency in biological media.
  • To investigate the role of microtubules as non-linear coherent optical devices.
  • To explore the implications for optical signaling and computation in biological systems.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of interactions between water molecule dipoles in microtubules and quantized electromagnetic fields.
  • Theoretical modeling of coherent quantum phenomena within biological structures.

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  • Consideration of microtubules as non-linear optical elements.

    • Main Results:

    • Prediction of 'laser-like,' long-range coherent quantum phenomena in microtubules.
    • Microtubules theorized to function as non-linear coherent optical devices.
    • Superradiance and self-induced transparency phenomena predicted in biological media.

    Conclusions:

    • Optical signaling and computation in microtubules could be free from thermal noise and loss.
    • Superradiant optical computing in microtubule networks may underpin biomolecular cognition.
    • These quantum phenomena could form a substrate for consciousness.