What Orch?

Orchestrated objective reduction (Orch OR) is a controversial hypothesis that postulates that consciousness originates at the quantum level inside neurons, rather than the conventional view that it is a product of connections between neurons.

Where is Roger Penrose now?

He is now Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford in addition to being emeritus fellow of Wadham College, Oxford. As a mathematician by training, it is unsurprising that several of Dr. Penrose’s early academic accomplishments were not within the fields of astronomy or physics.

What are quantum vibrations?

Phonons are created when an object produces mechanical vibrations. These vibrations are perceived as waves, like when you see an EQ visualization of a song. But, according to quantum theory, each wave should also produce an energy particle. Just like light acts as both a wave and a particle, so should sound.

What is quantum coherence?

Quantum coherence refers to the ability of a quantum state to maintain its entanglement and superposition in the face of interactions and the effects of thermalization.

What did Roger Penrose prove?

In 1969, with Stephen Hawking, Penrose proved that all matter within a black hole collapses to a singularity, a geometric point in space where mass is compressed to infinite density and zero volume. Penrose also developed a method of mapping the regions of space-time surrounding a black hole.

Is Roger Penrose a genius?

Although his mentors obviously recognised his genius, there is a striking lack of urgency in how he progressed. His turn towards general relativity, once considered something of a backwater in physics, was professionally risky, and perhaps speculative, but that didn’t trouble Penrose.

Is everything a vibration?

All things in our universe are constantly in motion, vibrating. Even objects that appear to be stationary are in fact vibrating, oscillating, resonating, at various frequencies. And ultimately all matter is just vibrations of various underlying fields. As such, at every scale, all of nature vibrates.

Do humans vibrate at a frequency?

The important parts of the human body vibration frequency are generally located in about 3 Hz–17 Hz. According to the International Standard ISO 2631 in the vertical vibration of the human body, the sensitive range is located in 6 Hz–8 Hz. The natural frequencies of the head and spine are closer to them.

Does quantum mechanics affect biology?

Quantum biology is the study of applications of quantum mechanics and theoretical chemistry to biological objects and problems. Many biological processes involve the conversion of energy into forms that are usable for chemical transformations, and are quantum mechanical in nature.

Is smell a vibration?

The vibration theory of smell proposes that a molecule’s smell character is due to its vibrational frequency in the infrared range.

Does biology use quantum coherence?

Biological processes are based on chemistry, and chemistry is based on quantum mechanics. If an organism can attain an advantage in reproduction, however slight, by putting quantum coherence to use, then over time natural selection has a chance to engineer the necessary biochemical mechanisms to exploit that coherence.

How is Orch related to Objectiv E reduction?

Diósi–Penrose (DP) scheme of ‘objectiv e reduction’ (‘OR’) of the quantum state. This orchestrated OR activity (‘Orch OR’) is taken to result in moments of conscious awareness and/or choice. The DP form of OR is related to the fundamentals of quantum and the basic structure of the universe.

How is Orch related to the structure of the universe?

This orchestrated OR activity (‘Orch OR’) is taken to result in moments of conscious awareness and/or choice. The DP form of OR is related to the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and space-time geometry, so Orch OR suggests that there is a connection between the brain’s biomolecular processes and the basic structure of the universe.

How does the Orch OR theory of consciousness work?

The Orch OR theory proposes quantum computations in brain microtubules account for consciousness. Microtubule ‘quantum channels’ in which anesthetics erase consciousness are identified.

What did John Hameroff contribute to the Orch OR theory?

Throughout the 1990s, the two collaborated on the Orch OR theory, which Penrose published in Shadows of the Mind (1994). Hameroff’s contribution to the theory derived from his study of the neural cytoskeleton, and particularly on microtubules.