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That implies a lookup table requires me to provide a citation :) In fact, assuming space is not discrete, not only can a neuron be in any of infinite states, per quantum mechanics it can be in multiple at the same time.

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The lookup table says I should tell you that quantum mechanics applies to subatomic particles, not very large objects like neurons.

(Would it bother you to be corrected by a lookup table?)

How does that hold in the case that connections among neurons exchange state information via subatomic particles?

Schrödinger's cat will be so relieved!

quantum mechanics ? you think that is applicable for neurons ?

Neurons apparently contain microscopic tubes that make use of some quantum effects:

https://phys.org/news/2014-01-discovery-quantum-vibrations-m...

The user was implying neurons could be in multiple states at the same time because...quantum mechanics. Wrong conclusion even from this link.

Since we're providing citations :) https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2399-6528/ac94be

That doesn't mean that neurons could be in multiple states at the same time which is what you were implying. That particular assertion is still horribly wrong.

'...the assumed brain function producing entanglement, must use a kind of quantum distillation process on mixed states.'

again, that doesn't mean neurons can exist in multiple states. There is also no also indication higher level computational functions in the brain responsible for reasoning or whatever have you require any quantum computations.

But can you distinguish those states reliably?

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