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wackier idea for testing whether consciousness is a quantum process

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A team from Google 's Quantum AI lab has a new idea for testing whether consciousness is a quantum process.

They say it could be used to test whether consciousness arises from quantum entanglement in our brains.

The idea would involve creating interfaces between our brains and a quantum computer.

It would allow us to "expand consciousness in space, time and complexity," the team says.

As well as this, there are many other ideas on consciousness with promise too, many of which don't rely on such invasive procedures. As the team notes, research into inert gases such as xenon and their effect on consciousness may be more fruitful in the meantime. The study is published in Entropy ..

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