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Possible Superconductivity In the Brain? (springer.com)
"The unprecedented power of the brain suggests that it may process information quantum-mechanically," according to a new research paper. Long-time Slashdot reader time961 writes: Pavlo Mikheenko, a superconductivity researcher at the University of Oslo, has published a paper in the Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism (abstract only; arxiv pre-print here) suggesting that microtubule structures in pig neurons exhibit evidence of superconductivity that could represent a mechanism for quantum computing performed by the brain to achieve the brain's phenomenal information processing power. The observed effects (at room temperature and standard atmospheric pressure) are claimed to indicate a critical temperature of 2022 +/- 157 K, far higher than the 135 K achieved in other materials under similar conditions.
Interesting, if true.
Interesting, if true.
No one's brain is more superconductive than mine, believe me. It superconducts thoughts directly from my tremendous anus, which is a 10, I bet you didn't know this, several former presidents have told me it's a 10, and even the president of the Boy Scouts called me up to say, "Mr. President, you have the most beautiful anus I've ever seen," and those thoughts come out of my mouth, because from the perspective of brains, it's very stable and superconductive, folks.