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Orchestrated objective reduction

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Orchestrated objective reduction (Orch OR) is a controversial theory postulating that consciousness originates at the quantum level inside neurons (rather than being a product of neural connections). The mechanism is held to be a quantum process called objective reduction that is orchestrated by cellular structures called microtubules. It is proposed that the theory may answer the hard problem of consciousness and provide a mechanism for free will. The hypothesis was put forward in the 1990s by physicist Roger Penrose and anesthesiologist Stuart Hameroff; it combines molecular biology, neuroscience, pharmacology, philosophy, quantum information theory, and quantum gravity.

Orchestrated objective reduction - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Theory of a quantum origin of consciousness The founders of the theory: Roger Penrose (left) and Stuart Hameroff Orchestrated objective reduction ( Orch OR ) is a controversial theory postulating that consciousness originates at the quantum level inside neurons (rather than being a product of neural connections ). The mechanism is held to be a quantum process called objective reduction that is orchestrated by cellular structures called microtubules . It is proposed that the theory may answer the

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