@inbook{80b1e15764ae462b8e36c2c62ebe2f5e,
title = "Is there a link between quantum mechanics and consciousness?",
abstract = "This essay examines the link (if any) between quantum mechanics and consciousness and the problem of interpretation. The ‘measurement problem’ that arises from the ‘Copenhagen Interpretation’ is discussed and alternative interpretations such as Everett’s ‘Parallel Worlds’, Bohm’s ‘Hidden Variables’ and the ‘Heisenberg-Dirac Propensity’ interpretations are examined. The role of consciousness in the ‘Parallel Worlds’ theory is examined in greater detail together with quantum theories of mind due to Stapp, Eccles, Hodgson and Penrose. The affect of ‘Interactive Decoherence’ on proposed theories of quantum dependant brain function is also discussed.",
keywords = "Human Consciousness, Quantum Mechanic, Quantum State, Quantum Theory, Wave Function",
author = "Ward, {Barry K.}",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1007/978-94-017-8774-1_15",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789401787734",
series = "History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences",
publisher = "Springer, Springer Nature",
pages = "273--302",
editor = "Smith, {C. U. M.} and H. Whitaker",
booktitle = "Brain, mind and consciousness in the history of neuroscience",
address = "United States",
}