The brain generates quantum-like states without a single quantum particle. As electrical waves of nerve cells synchronize, they give rise to a mathematical analog of entanglement. Like an orchestra where cellos and flutes, playing separately, suddenly start carrying a single melody, distant brain regions link into a unified network — a veritable galaxy of thought.
This model can be tested: brain spectroscopy (EEG) already picks up traces of quantum-like states. This moves theories of consciousness from philosophical debate into experimental science.
Entropy, a measure of uncertainty, bridges physics and psychology, explaining how sudden insights are born.
EEG records brain rhythms reminiscent of the twinkling of galaxies. Astrophysicists have long used spectroscopy; now neuroscientists will arm themselves with it to see the quantum effects of thought.