A new research paper from a group independent of Penrose and Hameroff provides experimental evidence that microtubules display real quantum effects, specifically a process called superradiance, which requires molecules to have quantum links to each other to achieve larger light emission.

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Now comes this new paper from a group that doesn't seem to have anything to do with either Penrose or Hameroff and they say that they've cleared evidence that these microtubules actually do display real quantum effects.

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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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