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In neuroscience, quantum brain dynamics (QBD) is a hypothesis to explain the function of the brain within the framework of quantum field theory.

Large systems, such as those studied biologically, have less symmetry than the idealized systems or single crystals often studied in physics. Jeffrey Goldstone proved that where symmetry is broken, additional bosons, the Nambu-Goldstone bosons, will then be observed in the spectrum of possible states; one canonical example being the phonon in a crystal.

Ricciardi and Umezawa proposed in 1967 a general theory of quanta of long-range coherent waves within and between brain cells, and showed a possible mechanism of memory storage and retrieval in terms of Nambu-Goldstone bosons[1]. This was later fleshed out into a theory encompassing all biological cells and systems in the quantum biodynamics of Del Giudice and co-authors[2][3]. Mari Jibu and Kunio Yasue later popularized these results and discussed the implications towards consciousness[4][5].

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  • Conte Elio, Todarello Orlando, Federici Antonio, Zbilut Joseph P.: Mind States follow Quantum Mechanics during Perception and Cognition of Ambiguous Figures: a Final Experimental Confirmation. arXiv:0802.1835 [2]
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  • Conte Elio, Khrennikov Yuri Andrei, Todarello Orlando, Federici Antonio, Zbilut Joseph P.: On the Existence of Quantum Wave Function and Quantum Interference Effects in Mental States: An Experimental Confirmation during Perception and Cognition in Humans. NeuroQuantology,(2009), First issue 2009 - available on line.
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  • Conte Elio: Testing Quantum Consciousness. NeuroQuantology, (2008), 6 (2): 126-139.
  • Conte Elio, Khrennikov Yuri Andrei, Todarello Orlando, Federici Antonio, Zbilut Joseph P.: A Preliminary Experimental Verification On the Possibility of Bell Inequality Violation in Mental States. NeuroQuantology, (2008),6 (3): 214-221.
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  • Khrennikov Yuri Andrei: Information Dynamics in Cognitive, Psychological and Anomalous Phenomena. ser. Fundamental Theories of Physics, (2004), Kluwer Academic.
  • Del Giudice E, Doglia S, Milani M, Vitiello G (1986). Electromagnetic field and spontaneous symmetry breaking in biological matter. Nucl. Phys. B 275: 185-199.
  • Del Giudice E, Preparata G, Vitiello G (1988). Water as a free electric dipole laser. Physical Review Letters 61: 1085-1088. Abstract
  • Jibu M, Yasue K (1995). Quantum Brain Dynamics: An Introduction. John Benjamins, Amsterdam.
  • Jibu M, Yasue K (1997). What is mind? Quantum field theory of evanescent photons in brain as quantum theory of consciousness. Informatica 21: 471-490. Abstract
  • Ricciardi LM, Umezawa H (1967). Brain and physics of many-body problems. Kybernetik 4: 44-48.
  • Weiss V, Weiss H (2003). The golden mean as clock cycle of brain waves. Chaos, Solitons and Fractals 18: 643-652. Full text
  1. ^ Ricciardi LM, Umezawa H (1967). "Brain and physics of many-body problems". Kybernetik. 4: 44-48.
  2. ^ Del Giudice E, Doglia S, Milani M, Vitiello G (1986). "Electromagnetic field and spontaneous symmetry breaking in biological matter". Nucl. Phys. B. 275: 185-199.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Del Giudice E, Preparata G, Vitiello G (1988). "Water as a free electric dipole laser". Physical Review Letters. 61: 1085-1088.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Jibu M, Yasue K (1995). Quantum Brain Dynamics: An Introduction. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
  5. ^ Jibu M, Yasue K (1997). "What is mind? Quantum field theory of evanescent photons in brain as quantum theory of consciousness". Informatica. 21: 471-490.
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