Brain and consciousness: Could your mind be connected to the universe?

Observing that microtubules can maintain quantum states, the logic would be that if consciousness originates in the two states mentioned, the conclusion would be that we are facing something as amazing as consciousness, perhaps being connected to other quantum particles in the universe. As described in this way, an instantaneous connection between the cosmos and our mind is manifested.  

Hameroff describes fractal consciousness as invariant in terms of scale, with the ability to intertwine beyond the human body and expand. According to this scientist, consciousness is not computational, but rather arises on a global scale, where it affects all neurons and their connections collectively.

Is it all about numbers?

The Oxford mathematical physicist, who was inspired by Penrose, named Timothy Palmer, made a dazzling proposal that he called “the Theory of Invariant Sets,” suggesting that physical laws have a geometric basis. According to this scientist, the universe and consciousness behave like a strange attraction source, like a fractal structure in the space of the universe. 

This explains that we could be trapped in fractal paths or routes shared with other existences. Scientist Palmer suggests that free will or intuition itself could be the return of other quantum consciousnesses from parallel universes, linked to the same fractal network. 

The scientific community is still in doubt

These ideas are innovative, many of them surprising or uncomfortable for the traditional scientific community. Combining spirituality, quantum physics, philosophy, and neurology may be met with skepticism, although all the empirical data collected, such as quantum coherence in microtubules, may open up another scenario. 

There are several figures, such as Deepak Chopra and Joe Dispenza, who help to understand the concerns between science and spirituality. However, the scientific community’s resistance to quantum consciousness is mainly due to the difficulty in demonstrating the existence of quantum phenomena in the human brain.

How do these changes affect human beings?

We increasingly wonder if consciousness has a connection to the universe through quantum physics. If this is indeed the case, we would all have the ability to expand our knowledge to the maximum, as well as:

• Knowing that our mind would not be confined to the skull, but rather would be part of an extensive whole.
•  Our perception of space, reality, and time should then be approached from a more integrated perspective.
• A greater field for the exploration of tools, new states of consciousness, quantum communication, and mental healing of other forms of life. 

In other words, understanding consciousness from a quantum point of view could be not only a scientific matter, but also a philosophical and existential one.