The Viking (Gunnar Blohm)

To me this stuff will only be ‘hope & prayer’ until some of these theories can actually be experimentally tested. Explaining & testing changes in consciousness is already difficult... The article seemed overly optimistic & idealistic to me. That said, these are fascinating ideas.

I agree with this. And add that I think the question is: will the explicit inclusion of QM turn out to be *necessary* for a successful theory of consciousness? To make a call on that question right now is premature.

Chaos theory and synergistics definitely apply to neuroscience. The question is whether there are quantum effects of any sort that have a macroscopic effect on the brain...

I think they are related because consciousness is an emergent property of a materialistic brain. And as a materialistic object it is formed by "neurons->molecules-> atoms" that are not independent of quantum effects

Yes but do quantum effects have macroscopic effects on the brain? Obviously we're made out of quarks etc but that's mean we experience quantum entanglement etc macroscopically

"unfounded hype based on overgeneralization and wishful thinking" A succinct summary which also, moreover, applies to much else of what goes by the title "consciousness studies."

Ha ha. But in all seriousness, just because we do t know how to study consciousness or what it is does mean we shouldn't attempt to find out and study it, no?