Abstract

Under the premise that all behaviors in nature have a quantum explanation, we would like to wonder if the biological memory also possesses a quantum explanation. In this work we investigate the possibility to obtain some quantum signatures that we can recognize in processes involved in the codification of data in neurons. For this purpose, we propose to use the optical criteria in order to distinguish classical and quantum time series of photon signals. Taken into account that a neuroscientist locates the memory in the synapse configuration, we conjecture that neuronal network could be more efficient if the neuronal network functioning was considered a quantum system.

Details

Title
Is There a Quantum Origin in the Biological Memory?
Author
Cano, L 1 ; Lara-Bustillos, D 1 ; Hautefeuille, M 1 ; Velázquez, V 1 

 Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, CP 04510, México D.F., México 
Publication year
2017
Publication date
May 2017
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17426588
e-ISSN
17426596
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2574782156
Copyright
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