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Visual Consciousness

Notes:

Here is a picture from a recent publication in Trends in Cognitive Science where Hameroof sketche how this model would work for visual Consciousness. During a period of about 25 millisecond the quantum state builds up before it reaches the threshold for self collapse. This represents a moment of consciousness and according to Hameroff the intensity of the moment is proportional with the number of tubulins involved in the quantum state at the moment of collapse. This process repeats itself where more and more particles (brain regions ) become involved. Thus the threshold is reached quicker and quicker). Finally many brain regions are involved and an integrated gestalt is experienced.