Conscious Pulse I: The rules of engagement
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This paper elaborates on four previously proposed rules of engagement between conscious states and physiological states. A new rule is proposed that applies to a continuous model of conscious brain states that cannot precisely resolve eigenvalues. If two apparatus states are in superposition, and if their eigenvalues are so close together that they cannot be consciously resolved on this model, then it is shown that observation will not generally reduce the superposition to just one of its member eigenstates. In general, the observation of a quantum mechanical superposition results in another superposition. Key words: Brain states, consciousness, conscious observer, macroscopic superposition, measurement, state reduction, state collapse, von Neumann.
11 pages, 2 figures, v2. add footnote #2, v3. - v6. reword rules, stylistic changes
11 pages, 2 figures, v2. add footnote #2, v3. - v6. reword rules, stylistic changes