Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Recent neuroscience data indicates that our conscious thoughts are closely connected to synchronous oscillations at diverse brain sites. This empirically indicated connection is used as the basis of a model of the mind-brain connection that explains how our conscious percepts are essentially classically describable when the physical world, including our bodies and brains, are physically composed of atomic constituents that obey the laws of quantum physics.. A mind-brain mechanism is discussed that conforms to the orthodox precepts of quantum mechanics and allows conscious intent to influence the quantum dynamics of the brain.