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Testing quantum markers of brain processes

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.21490v1
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:16:31 GMT
Title: Testing quantum markers of brain processes
Authors: Partha Ghose, Dimitris Pinotsis,
Abstract summary: We propose two experiments aimed at detecting emergent coherence in axonal signal propagation and subthreshold oscillations.<n>If successful, these experiments will provide experimental support for quantum markers of brain processes.
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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Abstract: The emergence of the Dirac equation from a stochastic master equation suggests a profound link between relativistic quantum mechanics and underlying probabilistic descriptions of brain dynamics. In parallel, recent work has shown that the FitzHugh-Nagumo equations describing excitable neurons can be reformulated to yield a Schr\"{o}dinger-like equation with a novel Planck-like constant, indicating that neural noise may give rise to quantum-like dynamics. This paper brings these insights together to propose two novel neuroscience experiments aimed at detecting emergent coherence in axonal signal propagation and subthreshold oscillations. We suggest that stochastic interference effects in axon branching structures may reveal signatures of Dirac-type stochasticity. We also suggest that by measuring neuronal temperature and fluctuations we can detect quantum effects in brain oscillations. If successful, these experiments will provide experimental support for quantum markers of brain processes.

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