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Quantum mechanics and the psyche

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Galli-Carminati, Giuliana Mariangela; Martin, Flavie

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Physics of particles and nuclei, vol. 39, no. 4, p. 560-577

Publication date

2008

Abstract

In this paper we apply the last developments of the theory of measurement in quantum mechanics to the phenomenon of consciousness and especially to the awareness of unconscious components. Various models of measurement in quantum mechanics can be distinguished by the fact that there is, or there is not, a collapse of the wave function. The passive aspect of consciousness seems to agree better with models in which there is no collapse of the wave function, whereas in the active aspect of consciousness—i.e., that which goes together with an act or a choice—there seems to be a collapse of the wave function. As an example of the second possibility we study in detail the photon delayed-choice experiment and its consequences for subjective or psychological time. We apply this as an attempt to explain synchronicity phenomena. As a model of application of the awareness of unconscious components we study the mourning process. We apply also the quantum paradigm to the phenomenon of correlation at a distance between minds, as well as to group correlations that appear during group therapies or group training. Quantum entanglement leads to the formation of group unconscious or collective unconscious. Finally we propose to test the existence of such correlations during sessions of group training.

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GALLI-CARMINATI, Giuliana Mariangela, MARTIN, Flavie. Quantum mechanics and the psyche. In: Physics of particles and nuclei, 2008, vol. 39, n° 4, p. 560–577. doi: 10.1134/S1063779608040047

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http://springerlink.metapress.com/content/v46034x371313389/?p=1956c844f6334e39a18229f043592fb7&pi=3

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1063-7796
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