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Entangled biphoton generation in myelin sheath

Zefei Liu, Yong-Cong Chen, Ping Ao

Abstract

Consciousness within the brain hinges on the synchronized activities of millions of neurons, but the mechanism responsible for orchestrating such synchronization remains elusive. In this study, we employ cavity quantum electrodynamics (cQED) to explore entangled biphoton generation through cascade emission in the vibration spectrum of C-H bonds within the lipid molecules' tails. The results indicate that the cylindrical cavity formed by a myelin sheath can facilitate spontaneous photon emission from the vibrational modes and generate a significant number of entangled photon pairs. The abundance of C-H bond vibration units in neurons can therefore serve as a source of quantum entanglement resources for the nervous system. The finding may offer insight into the brain's ability to leverage these resources for quantum information transfer, thereby elucidating a potential source for the synchronized activity of neurons.

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Journal reference
Liu, Zefei, Yong-Cong Chen, and Ping Ao. "Entangled biphoton generation in the myelin sheath." Physical Review E 110.2 (2024): 024402
DOI
doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.110.024402
Subjects
physics.bio-phBiological Physics quant-phQuantum Physics

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    • Entangled biphoton generation in myelin sheath [0] Zefei Liu, Yong-Cong Chen, Ping Ao Consciousness within the brain hinges on the synchronized activities of millions of neurons, but the mechanism responsible for orchestrating such synchronization remains elusive. In this study…

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    • tl;dr they've shown quantum entanglement can occur inside nerve fibers, and speculate that it could explain the speed of brain communication a research group in China has shown that many entangled photons can be generated inside the myelin sheath that covers nerve fibers. It…

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    • To be fair that is not the wordings in the original paper. https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.11682 I think the pop-sci writer simply didn’t choose a good wording - the original paper is simply about how the (consciousness-orchestrated?) synchronized activities of millions of neurons…

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