Bridges Between Classical and Quantum

Abstract

The use of quantum theory to model brain functioning has been the subject of much controversy, and some of the objections presented have discouraged many to invest in this area of research. In spite of these objections there is a great variety of basic physics researches, that although not directly applied in the modeling of the mechanisms of the brain, offer different possibilities of the use of quantum formalism to help understand the mechanisms behind the functioning of the brain. In this work, I will make a brief review of this literature and present evidence that there are many opportunities for the association of quantum theory and brain research.