2025/08/02 by Perry, Anthony
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paper · doi:10.17605/osf.io/96mr4
Scientists have long been puzzled by how the brain achieves its incredible timing and precision. A new theory proposes a startling answer: it uses quantum mechanics. This framework suggests that microtubules, the structural scaffolds inside our neurons, act as quantum processors. By maintaining a delicate state of quantum coherence, they actively modulate the brain's gamma oscillations, enhancing the synaptic precision that underpins everything from perception to consciousness. The theory offers a concrete, testable roadmap to finally probe the quantum-classical boundary in the most complex system known: the human brain.