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. 2024 Dec;58(4):1769-1777.
doi: 10.1007/s12124-024-09833-z. Epub 2024 Mar 13.

The QBIT Theory: Consciousness and the Maximum Possible Order

Majid Beshkar  1
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The QBIT Theory: Consciousness and the Maximum Possible Order

Majid Beshkar. Integr Psychol Behav Sci. 2024 Dec.

Abstract

According to the QBIT theory, the necessary and sufficient condition for the emergence of consciousness is the transformation of a system consisting of many brain qubits from a disordered state to a state with maximum possible order. This idea relates consciousness to the concept of quantum coherence and the phenomenon of Bose-Einstein condensation.

Keywords: Coherence; Consciousness; Entropy; Order.

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