Tegmark's decoherence argument

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gptkbp:instanceOf scientific argument
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Orchestrated_objective_reduction_theory
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Penrose-Hameroff_Orch-OR_theory
gptkbp:focusesOn decoherence timescales in biological systems
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tegmark's decoherence argument
gptkbp:plotSummary decoherence times in the brain are too short for quantum effects to be relevant for consciousness
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Max_Tegmark
gptkbp:publicationYear 2000
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Physical_Review_E
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:quantum_mind_hypothesis
quantum mechanics
quantum decoherence
gptkbp:requires quantum coherence in the brain is destroyed too quickly for quantum computation to play a role in consciousness
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Orch-OR_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6