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In my opinion, the macroscopic nature of neural connectivity and cellular processes is sufficiently explained by and in the vernacular of current neuroscience without the infusion of quantum theory terminology. Switching the terms for synaptic processes to theoretical physics vernacular may promote clarity for quantum physicists but not so much, IMO, for neuroscientists. The OP spoke of an interest in enhanced mental functions through artificial inducements but it remains unclear--to me at least--how that interest is served any better by a quantum theory perspective than by a perspective in conventional neuroscience.

I disagree. Synaptic connectivity may regulate neural communications through quantum phase coherence and synchronicity. The quantum nature of hypercomputation is based on Beck exocytosis model of quantum-like non-local phase transitions and coherence.

Here's a paper on relevant quantum-like effects in biological systems: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2839811/

In summary, synaptic hypercomputation is the quantum regulation of coherence in neural communication systems.

a single artist with auditory hallucinations disproves this.

 

here's one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Willis

 

Edit: I am in no way implying that Schizophrenia, or any mental illness for that matter, is necessary for creativity or that creativity is somehow a symptom of Schizophrenia (it's not).

Ok. Thanks for mentioning this.

My impressions is that the Fort Lauderdale shooter was mentally affected by extremist radicalisation. The correlation between extremist radicalisation and mind control is poorly understood. The theory of mental disorder simply is not how schizophrenia works.

You got it somewhat the wrong way around. Synchrony is part of how information processing seems to work. As such the authors interpret the increased synchrony is because they draw from more information and may process music differently and (spatially broader) as compared to non-musicians. While one could argue that sufficient exposure may eventually lead to musical expertise, and hence increased synchrony, they did not test that nor can they extrapolate from their results to make such conclusions.

Thanks for your reply.

I'm investigating the role of neural synchronicity in calmodulin-mediated dopaminergic neuromodulation of creativity and musical memory. It appears neural oscillations in the gamma band may be amplified by musical informations.

They can be when the line is blurred between what a person thinks exists and what is an artifact of their own thoughts i.e. a product of their imagination seems to actually exist to them independent of themselves. This is a characteristic of schizophrenia, is it not?

I disagree. Blurred auditory effects and high creativity/imagination are not compatible.

I cannot argue with you because your perception of things is what it is.

Give me a break, creativity, imagination and saliency are not negative symptoms of schizophrenia. You have no idea what you talking about...

Don't you think these ideas are a function of your schizophrenia? First time I've learnt this about you.

Nope. Theses ideas come from my subconscious mind attempting to learn what is biological entanglement

of neural communication. I believe you misunderstand what is creativity and the power of imagination.

It appears the symptom of hearing auditory voices may be evidence of "biological entanglement" of neural communication. Schizophrenia do not produces this auditory effect. It is therefore a wrong assumption to pretend the hearing of auditory voices is part of schizophrenia pathology.

Is drug-induced c-Fos expression a causal factor in dopamine-mediated synaptic plasticity?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11101146

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3125054/

RNA-guided endonucleases may perform the transcription of the CRISPR array.

 

Transcription of the CRISPR array followed by enzymatic processing yields short CRISPR RNAs (crRNAs) that direct Cas protein-mediated cleavage of complementary target sequences within invading viral or plasmid DNA^3-5. In Type II CRISPR-Cas systems, Cas9 functions as an RNA-guided endonuclease that uses a dual-guide RNA consisting of crRNA and trans-activating crRNA (tracrRNA) for target recognition and cleavage by a mechanism involving two nuclease active sites that together generate dsDNA breaks (DSBs)^6,7.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4106473/

Music listening induce long-range synchrony and phase coherence in the gamma-band. This may enhance functional synaptic connectivity and musical memory.

See:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223801416_Phase_synchrony_analysis_of_EEG_during_music_perception_reveals_changes_in_functional_connectivity_due_to_musical_expertise

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11487656

The world may not be perfect, but building a "paradise" is a conjecture of mad mens opposed to the freedom of humanity.

Yes, you are expected to believe that clouds exist. Sheesh.

Yet, there's multiple artificial ways to create clouds...

 

 

You saw a contrail followed by dusk.

 

The sky is blue. And clouds exist.

 

Are you living with Alice in Wonderland?

Btw, the sky is definitely not blue around here...

Can anybody tell me who is responsible for the chemtrails? Why they're spraying? And what?

 

 

I can validate your observations. Today I saw one persistent chemtrail then the sky started to dim progressively.

Remember that the informations about highly classified government programs are under strict confidentiality. We are expected to believe the sky is blue and that water vapor can persist into the atmosphere. It's incredibly ignorant to believe in the official "story" when ongoing research on nanoparticles is being held.

I suggest you take a look at the work done by J. Marvin Herndon, a senior scientist who developed the "coal-fly ash" hypothesis.

 

 

And, again, it doesn't say anything about quantum effects. Please stop lying.

Interneuronal quantum coherence is discussed here: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/1355/1/NQ.pdf

It seems to me neuronal phase coherence is the same thing: Long-range interneuronal synchrony is a form of macroscopic quantum coherence.

 

 

Crazy people on the Internet with nothing better to do that invent conspiracy theories.

Do you have evidences ?

Don't forget that the term "conspiracy theory" was invented by the CIA... (hint)

As far as I know, clandestine/unilateral geoengineering activity is a elitist pseudoscience driven by scientific materialism to engineer the planet without complete knowledge of the consequences and risks of this technology for human health and the environment.

 

"No evidence" is misleading. The model of a neurotransmitter dysfunction in the genesis of depression and psychosis is something that has significant clinical relevance. In terms of psychosis, the productive symptoms quickly (i.e. within days) respond to antipsychotic medication. Of course, this isn't to say that there's an underlying cause (especially considering newer genetic findings, brain atrophy caused by neuropil degeneration, etc.). But in the end, the symptoms do also seem to be caused by dopaminergic hyperactivity in the mesolimbic system. And seeing as we have yet to find a potent pharmaceutical to stop synaptic pruning in schizophrenia, we're stuck with resorting to antidopaminergic substances.

 

In terms of major depressive disorder, the mechanism of action of antidepressants seems to be more complex and related to gene expression.

In clincal practice, I find that antidepressant therapy is mainly successful in major melancholic depression. Sadly, many general practitioners seem to perscribe antidepressants whenever a patient says they're sad. Melancholic depression is, in my opinion, not characterized by sadness, but much rather in a lack of emotional response. A

Well then, can you show us a paper which defines clearly the mecanism of this "chemical imbalance" ? Also, why no measurements of the brain neurotransmitters levels are made before prescribing neuroleptics ?

 

I disagree that it's a "myth". Like much of science, it's helped a great deal, but our understandings of its limitations are growing. Typically, this means we need to dig deeper and find even better explanations. It doesn't mean it's a myth or a dead-end, it just means we need a broader, more comprehensive understanding than we can achieve by simply thinking of the brain as a chemical soup.

That won't help. Psychiatrists generally do not examine any neuroimaging data in order to make a diagnosis. A psychiatric evaluation is based on the perceptions of the symptoms discussed by the patient. Claiming the cause of the disorder is a "chemical imbalance" without evidences of neurotransmitter dysfunction in order to pharmacologicaly regulate dopamine/serotonin levels with atypical antipsychotics is a risky business for the patient.

Depending on your definition of "weaponize", I think we've seen that this can be done. We just used to call it propaganda. It works.

Consider a supercomputer capable of creating structured narratives to polarize society with fake news

about Trump, Russia, the Islamic state, etc...

 

 

Surely, there are good reasons to criticise vulgar reductionism (we are nothing but a clump of wet matter), and our concentration on materialistic values, but this manifesto is intellectual rubbish.

Why? I don't know really much why Deepak Chopra signature to this manifesto could degrade its intellectual value.

Is quantum mechanics incompatible with physicalism? It seems to me that QM is a much more valid scientific theory to understand consciousness beyond the physical (biological) dimension.

The non-thermal effects of microwave radiation on human biology are poorly understood. The brain is a bioelectromagnetic organ that emit and receive electromagnetic radiation through activation of voltage-gated ion channels. Non-thermal microwave exposure on the brain can produces a variety of physical and behavioral effects.

My first doctor told me I had a neuro chemical imbalance

 

The neuro chemical imbalance thing is a myth. https://chriskresser.com/the-chemical-imbalance-myth/

There's simply no evidences to support this theory.

 

In his book, Valenstein clearly and systematically dismantles the chemical imbalance theory:

1. Reducing levels of norepinephrine, serotonin and dopamine does not actually produce depression in humans, even though it appeared to do so in animals.
2. The theory cannot explain why there are drugs that alleviate depression despite the fact that they have little or no effect on either serotonin or norepinephrine.
3. Drugs that raise serotonin and norepinephrine levels, such as amphetamine and cocaine, do not alleviate depression.
4. No one has explained why it takes a relatively long time before antidepressant drugs produce any elevation of mood. Antidepressants produce their maximum elevation of serotonin and norepinephrine in only a day or two, but it often takes several weeks before any improvement in mood occurs.
5. Although some depressed patients have low levels of serotonin and norepinephrine, the majority do not. Estimates vary, but a reasonable average from several studies indicates that only about 25 percent of depressed patients actually have low levels of these metabolites.
6. Some depressed patients actually have abnormally high levels of serotonin and norepinephrine, and some patients with no history of depression at all have low levels of these amines.
7. Although there have been claims that depression may be caused by excessive levels of monoamine oxydase (the enzyme that breaks down serotonin and norepinephrine), this is only true in some depressed patients and not in others.
8. Antidepressants produce a number of different effects other than increasing norepinephrine and serotonin activity that have not been accounted for when considering their activity on depression.

"A theory that is wrong is considered preferable to admitting our ignorance.” – Elliot Vallenstein, Ph.D.

There's a lot of controversy surrounding "fake news".

Is it possible to weaponize artificial intelligence to create (fake) news story based on the official narratives?

What do you mean by scientific materialism?

 

And why would quantum non locality in biological systems disprove it?

I refer to materialism as the idea that matter is the only reality.

 

Mind (will/intention) can influence the state of the physical world, and operate in a nonlocal (or extended) fashion, i.e. it is not confined to specific points in space, such as brains and bodies, nor to specific points in time, such as the present. Since the mind may nonlocally influence the physical world, the intentions, emotions, and desires of an experimenter may not be completely isolated from experimental outcomes, even in controlled and blinded experimental designs.

What do you think about this concept of the quantum mind ?

http://opensciences.org/about/manifesto-for-a-post-materialist-science

Can the quantum mechanics (QM) theory disprove scientific materialism by providing evidences of quantum nonlocality in biological systems?

I just found it this paper about neural communication through (quantum) coherence:

 

I propose that synchronization affects communication between neuronal groups. Gamma-band (30-90 Hz) synchronization modulates excitation rapidly enough that it escapes the following inhibition and activates postsynaptic neurons effectively. Synchronization also ensures that a presynaptic activation pattern arrives at postsynaptic neurons in a temporally coordinated manner. At a postsynaptic neuron, multiple presynaptic groups converge, e.g., representing different stimuli. If a stimulus is selected by attention, its neuronal representation shows stronger and higher-frequency gamma-band synchronization. Thereby, the attended stimulus representation selectively entrains postsynaptic neurons. The entrainment creates sequences of short excitation and longer inhibition that are coordinated between pre- and postsynaptic groups to transmit the attended representation and shut out competing inputs. The predominantly bottom-up-directed gamma-band influences are controlled by predominantly top-down-directed alpha-beta-band (8-20 Hz) influences. Attention itself samples stimuli at a 7-8 Hz theta rhythm. Thus, several rhythms and their interplay render neuronal communication effective, precise, and selective.

And here's a relevant citation on the definition of "neuronal computation" according to the CTC hypothesis:

 

To present such a concept of neuronal processing, I will define as “neuronal representation” the spatial activation pattern in a group of neurons, as “neuronal communication” the transfer of one representation in a presynaptic, or sending, group to a new representation in a postsynaptic, or receiving, group, and as “neuronal computation” the transformation that happens between the representations. This illustrates the central role of communication as the process that implements computation and thereby creates new representations.

Lastly, this excerpt suggests a interplay between effective (synaptic) connectivity and neuronal phase coherence:

 

The subsequent proposition, that strong effective connectivity requires coherence between pre- and postsynaptic groups, has also been supported. One study investigated the relation between the effective connectivity and the phase relation for pairs of recording sites in visual cortex of awake cats and monkeys (Womelsdorf et al., 2007). For each trial, the phase relation between gamma rhythms at the two recording sites was determined, and trials were sorted accordingly into phase-relation bins. Across all trials within a phase-relation bin, effective connectivity was then determined. This showed that effective connectivity depends on the phase relation. Effective connectivity is maximal for the phase relation at which the two sites typically synchronize. Phase relations supporting interactions between the groups precede those interactions by a few milliseconds, consistent with a mechanistic role.