Can humans expand consciousness? Oxford physicists say yes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nHuman consciousness has always been a puzzle for the scientific community. Various debates related to consciousness revolve around unknown brain capabilities and ways to unlock hidden layers of reality. <\/p>\n
An Oxford physicist recently made shocking claims focusing on the possibility of expanding human consciousness, reports Popular Mechanics.<\/p>\n
Vlatko Vedral, professor of physics at the University of Oxford, spoke about the “quantum analogy of thought”. According to the professor, human consciousness is not simply a biological or logical process, but a series of quantum events occurring within the brain.<\/p>\n
Like the dual nature of light, there is duality in the human mind, which oscillates between intuitive thinking (functioning as waves) and logical decision making (functioning as particles). <\/p>\n
“(Our) consciousness is the product of a large number of quantum double-slit experiments,” the physicist said. <\/p>\n
Therefore, when man is in a state of contemplation, he can explore several paths simultaneously. In the state of contemplation, man enters a state of uncertainty. Through a series of ideas we can collapse this superposition of thought and replace it with another, expanding the horizons. This process continues until a definite or logical idea is formed, from which the interference of lateral thinking disappears. <\/p>\n
So physicists argue that our creativity arises from quantum interference. Talking about artificial intelligence, Vedral said, current AI systems are limited because it follows rigid and logical steps. <\/p>\n
In contrast, the human subconscious mind has the ability to process large amounts of information in parallel based on quantum uncertainty. And AI lacks this feature<\/p>\n
Vedral suggests that future quantum brain-interfaces could enhance these conditions of uncertainty, leading to unprecedented levels of human creativity and a qualitative leap in the way we perceive reality.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n