Consciousness correlates to quantum vibrations within microtubules
APA
Craddock, T. J., Hameroff, S. R., Ayoub, A. T., Klobukowski, M., & Tuszynski, J. A. (2015). Anesthetics act in quantum channels in brain microtubules to prevent consciousness. Current topics in medicinal chemistry, 15(6), 523–533. https://doi.org/10.2174/1568026615666150225104543
Craddock, T., Kurian, P., Preto, J., Sahu, K., Hameroff, S. R., Klobukowski, M., & Tuszynski, J. A. (2017). Anesthetic Alterations of Collective Terahertz Oscillations in Tubulin Correlate with Clinical Potency: Implications for Anesthetic Action and Post-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction. Scientific reports, 7(1), 9877. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09992-7
Studies conducted by the University of Arizona have demonstrated that the onset of unconsciousness due to anesthesia is associated with alterations in quantum vibrations within microtubules. In a conscious state, microtubules exhibit high-frequency quantum vibrations in the terahertz range (between 480 and 700 THz).
The administration of anesthetics specifically disrupts or inhibits these tubulin oscillations. This suggests that these quantum vibrations may play a central role in the emergence of human consciousness. 1 2
Conversely, other substances, such as the psychoactive compound psilocybin, can increase the frequency of these quantum vibrations.