@NicoleCRust and
@dougmerritt might like this.

I think this is interesting, from "Frontiers in Neuroscience" mag. New "HYPOTHESIS AND THEORY article" by Joachim Keppler, head of Department of Consciousness Research, DIWISS Research Institute, Roth, Germany
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2025.1676585/full

An explainer for folks who would like a less technical take, first:
https://phys.org/news/2025-12-quantum-clues-consciousness-brain-harness.html
#Neuroscience #QuantumElectroDynamics #Consciousness #QED
#CognitiveScience

Frontiers | Macroscopic quantum effects in the brain: new insights into the fundamental principle underlying conscious processes

Empirical findings indicate that conscious states are inextricably linked to long-range synchronized activity patterns that result from phase transitions and...

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@NicoleCRust @dougmerritt They've been writing these kinds of papers for years...