Information and brain

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Published: Nov 7, 2021
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classical information quantum information brain models mind uploading.

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Radosław Kycia
Masaryk University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics; Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and Telecommunications
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6390-4627

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We present the consequences of the assumption of the classical and quantum nature of information storing and processing in the brain. These assumptions result in different behaviours of consciousness under a hypothetical brain copy experiment. The subject is important in the context of ‘mind uploading’ considerations.

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Kycia, R. (2021). Information and brain. Philosophical Problems in Science (Zagadnienia Filozoficzne W Nauce), (70), 45–72. Retrieved from https://zfn.edu.pl/index.php/zfn/article/view/514
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