At the crossroad of the search for spontaneous radiation and the Orch OR consciousness theory
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2022.05.004
At the crossroad of the search for spontaneous radiation and the Orch OR consciousness theory
Abstract
In this paper we perform a critical analysis of the Orch OR consciousness theory at the crossroad with the newest experimental results coming from the search for spontaneous radiation predicted by the simplest version of gravity-related dynamical collapse models. We conclude that Orch OR theory, when based on the simplest version of gravity-related dynamical collapse, is highly implausible in all the cases analyzed. We discuss the implications of our findings, the limitations, and future plans toward the development of more realistic gravity-related collapse models.
Keywords: Collapse models; Consciousness; Germanium detector; Orch OR theory; Spontaneous radiation.
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Conflict of interest statement
Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
Comment in
- Testing out-of-equilibrium life phenomena in underground laboratories: Comment on "At the crossroad of the search for spontaneous radiation and the Orch OR consciousness theory", by M. Derakhshani, L. Diósi, M. Laubenstein, K. Piscicchia, and C. Curceanu.Marcianò A.Marcianò A.Phys Life Rev. 2023 Dec;47:93-94. doi: 10.1016/j.plrev.2023.09.012. Epub 2023 Sep 19.Phys Life Rev. 2023.PMID:37801932No abstract available.
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