Beyond Neural Activity: The Emergence of Consciousness as a Cascade through Light Refraction, Pressure Gradients, and Modulated Entropy
Beyond Neural Activity: The Emergence of Consciousness as a Cascade through Light Refraction, Pressure Gradients, and Modulated Entropy
This preprint introduces a novel theoretical framework proposing that consciousness arises not merely from neural activity but from the dynamic interaction of photonic resonance and microtubule-based pressure gradients. It explores biophysical pathways through which light-mediated pressure differentials may generate coherent states of awareness, bridging neurophysics, quantum biology, and systems theory. Originally uploaded to the Open Science Framework (OSF) in March 18th, 2025.
- Brandeis University United States
Cascading state transitions, Consciousness, Quantum brain biology, Entropy-boundary criticality, Helical propagation modes, Consciousness/physiology, Mesoscale vibrational coupling, neurophysics, Microtubule photonics, Conserved informational symmetry, Microtubules, Entropic regulation of consciousness, pressure gradients, Phase-stable entangled states, emergence, Low-entropy photonic modes, biophotonics, Biophoton dynamics, resonance, Rotational–translational symmetry, Photonic confinement, Nonlinear dynamics, Quantum Theory, Pressure-gradient modulation, Nested coherence gradients, Quantum coherence in neural systems, Field-level coherence
Cascading state transitions, Consciousness, Quantum brain biology, Entropy-boundary criticality, Helical propagation modes, Consciousness/physiology, Mesoscale vibrational coupling, neurophysics, Microtubule photonics, Conserved informational symmetry, Microtubules, Entropic regulation of consciousness, pressure gradients, Phase-stable entangled states, emergence, Low-entropy photonic modes, biophotonics, Biophoton dynamics, resonance, Rotational–translational symmetry, Photonic confinement, Nonlinear dynamics, Quantum Theory, Pressure-gradient modulation, Nested coherence gradients, Quantum coherence in neural systems, Field-level coherence
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