The reason Penrose locates the non-computable element in wave function collapse rather than elsewhere is that all other known brain processes are computable, making wave function collapse the only remaining place to hide something non-computable.

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Why the collapse of the wave function? Because we know that all the rest is computable, so that's the only place you can hide something non-computable.

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Brain Really Uses Quantum Effects, New Study FindsSabine Hossenfelder
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:09:32 PM

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