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Stuart Hameroff MD is an anesthesiologist known for his collaboration with mathematical physicist Roger Penrose in devloping the 'Orch OR' model of consciousness and quantum mind, proposing a mechanism of quantum coherence
occuring within the brain's neural microtubules.
This work began with Penrose's theory that consciousness must be
fundamentally non-algorithmic, and incapable of
being modeled as a classical Turing machine type of computer, as was prevalent
in the field of Artificial Intelligence at the time. Penrose saw the principles
of quantum theory as providing an alternate mechanism for consciousness.
Stuart Hameroff was inspired by Penrose's book The Emperor's New Mind to contact
Penrose regarding his own theories about the mechanism of anesthesia
and how it specifically targets consciousness.
Hameroff works at the Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona [1] (http://consciousness.arizona.edu/), and sponsors seminars on consciousness theory.
See also: Roger Penrose
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