Coherent States, Fractals and Brain Waves

Vitiello, Giuseppe

doi:10.1142/s1793005709001271

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“…Moreover, a fundamental role is played by the (fractal-like) self-similarity (Figure 2) of the EMS emitted by the DNA-{water dipole wave} interaction vertex, which has been shown [20][21][22][23] to be the manifestation of coherent microscopic dynamics, as indeed our discussion in this paper has suggested. These (fractal-like) self-similarity properties of the EMS in turn induce self-similar organization in the irradiated water.…”

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“…The decimal dilutions of original concentration of 2 ng/ml HIV-1 emitting EMS are between 10 −6 and 10 −10 (the first of the serial dilutions do not emit detectable signals) [3][4][5][6]. In the range between about 100 and 2000 Hz the signal shows fluctuations densely distributed around the linear fit with negative slope coefficient d = 0.80794, thus exhibiting scale-free, self-similar behavior in that frequency range with self-similarity (fractal) dimension d. It is known [20][21][22][23] that such a fractal-like self-similarity structure is the manifestation of coherent dynamics active at a microscopic level, as we indeed find in the following sections. This first step can be followed in different conditions of space and time by a second step, consisting in transformation of the signal into an analog form and sending its electric vector to a solenoid which will generate a magnetic field in a test tube of water.…”

Section: The Taq-dna Interaction and Open Questionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Water Bridging Dynamics of Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Gauge Theory Paradigm of Quantum Fields

Montagnier¹,

Aïssa²,

Capolupo³

et al. 2017

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Abstract:We discuss the role of water bridging the DNA-enzyme interaction by resorting to recent results showing that London dispersion forces between delocalized electrons of base pairs of DNA are responsible for the formation of dipole modes that can be recognized by Taq polymerase. We describe the dynamical origin of the high efficiency and precise targeting of Taq activity in PCR. The spatiotemporal distribution of interaction couplings, frequencies, amplitudes, and phase modulations comprise a pattern of fields instantiating the electromagnetic image of DNA in its water environment, which is what the polymerase enzyme actually recognizes at long range. The experimental realization of PCR amplification, achieved through replacement of the DNA template by the treatment of pure water with electromagnetic signals recorded from viral and bacterial DNA solutions, is found consistent with the gauge theory paradigm of quantum fields.

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Section: Discussion and Concluding Remarkssupporting

confidence: 64%

Section: The Taq-dna Interaction and Open Questionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Water Bridging Dynamics of Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Gauge Theory Paradigm of Quantum Fields

Montagnier¹,

Aïssa²,

Capolupo³

et al. 2017

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“…3 and 6) belong to different dynamical regimes (phases) [24]. It is interesting to observe that the linear behavior in log-log PDS/frequency plots in specific intervals of frequencies found in the present system, also appears in brain studies where assemblies (clusters) of large number of neurons with phase locked amplitude modulated oscillations and self-similarity properties are observed as well [25,26,27,28,29,30,21]. Our expectation is that, in addition to its specific biochemical and cellular composition, coherent dynamics and self-similarity properties would play a crucial role in the evolution of a biological system through non-equilibrium processes driven by external inputs and boundary conditions.…”

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On the coherent behavior of pancreatic beta cell clusters

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Beta cells in pancreas represent an example of coupled biological oscillators which via communication pathways, are able to synchronize their electrical activity, giving rise to pulsatile insulin release. In this work we numerically analyze scale free self-similarity features of membrane voltage signal power density spectrum, through a stochastic dynamical model for beta cells in the islets of Langerhans fine tuned on mouse experimental data. Adopting the algebraic approach of coherent state formalism, we show how coherent molecular domains can arise from proper functional conditions leading to a parallelism with "phase transition" phenomena of field theory.

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“…In other words, memory is embodied as an ordered pattern supported by long-range correlations. This leads to the following apparent paradox: if neural information is transmitted via well-defined pulses and dendritic currents through specific synapses, then how can neural fields exist, transmissions maintained and being organized in large-scale patterns of activity without apparent regard to specific pathways in the cortical tissue (Vitiello 2009). Pribram addressed similar questions using his holographic theory of brain operation (Pribram 2013).…”

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Reflections on a giant of brain science

Kozma

2016

Cogn Neurodyn

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Walter J. Freeman was a giant of the field of neuroscience whose visionary work contributed various experimental and theoretical breakthroughs to brain research in the past 60 years. He has pioneered a number of Electroencephalogram and Electrocorticogram tools and approaches that shaped the field, while ''Freeman Neurodynamics'' is a theoretical concept that is widely known, used, and respected among neuroscientists all over the world. His recent death is a profound loss to neuroscience and biomedical engineering. Many of his revolutionary ideas on brain dynamics have been ahead of their time by decades. We summarize his following groundbreaking achievements: (1) Mass Action in the Nervous System, from microscopic (single cell) recordings, through mesoscopic populations, to large-scale collective brain patterns underlying cognition; (2) Freeman-Kachalsky model of multi-scale, modular brain dynamics; (3) cinematic theory of cognitive dynamics; (4) phase transitions in cortical dynamics modeled with random graphs and quantum field theory; (5) philosophical aspects of intentionality, consciousness, and the unity of brain-mind-body. His work has been admired by many of his neuroscientist colleagues and followers. At the same time, his multidisciplinary approach combining advanced concepts of control theory and the mathematics of nonlinear systems and chaos, poses significant challenges to those who wish to thoroughly understand his message. The goal of this commemorative paper is to review key aspects of Freeman's neurodynamics and to provide some handles to gain better understanding about Freeman's extraordinary intellectual achievement.

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Coherent States, Fractals and Brain Waves

Cited by 66 publications

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Water Bridging Dynamics of Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Gauge Theory Paradigm of Quantum Fields

Water Bridging Dynamics of Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Gauge Theory Paradigm of Quantum Fields

On the coherent behavior of pancreatic beta cell clusters

Reflections on a giant of brain science

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