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New quantum evidence may back Penrose's claim that human thought is fundamentally non-computational — raising the question of whether the brain is a quantum machine.
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Theory Briefing
- Roger Penrose argues human thought cannot be reduced to computation, requiring quantum mechanics to explain it.
- New quantum evidence is cited as support, putting fresh pressure on purely classical models of the brain.
- If Penrose is right, no classical computer — however powerful — could ever fully replicate human cognition.
- The debate cuts to the heart of consciousness research: is the mind a biological quantum process or an information-processing system?