Penrose (1931–), Hameroff (1947–)
Penrose is a Nobel Laureate in Physics (2020) and mathematician at Oxford. Hameroff is an anesthesiologist and consciousness researcher at the University of Arizona. Together they developed the Orch-OR theory.
Core Idea
Quantum processes in microtubules (proteins in brain cells) may be the foundation of consciousness, connecting brain processes to the fundamental structure of the universe.
"Consciousness arises from quantum vibrations in microtubules inside brain neurons, connecting brain processes to the fine scale structure of the universe."