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This page indexes some of my papers on the connections between consciousness and quantum theory. For my earlier papers, mainly on general relativity, see Publications list

Basic papers on consciousness and quantum theory

For a definitive account of my current position, see The role of quantum physics in the theory of subjective consciousness (Mind and Matter, 5, 45-82, 2007; see the publisher's website Imprint Academic). This is available as either

A 320kb pdf file (requires Acrobat reader); or
A 280 kb MS Word file (uses MS Equation and cross references, which might be sensitive to your particular edition of Word)

The more physics-relevant aspects of this work are explained in greater detail in Generalised histories and decoherence: an outline for a large-scale quantum theory (250kb pdf).

Applications to parapsychology, with a revised and expanded presentation of the basic ideas, are discussed in A new quantum theoretical framework for parapsychology (430kb pdf) published in European Journal of Parapsychology, 23, 3-30, 2008.

Other older papers are

Consciousness and non-hierarchical physics

Printed in The physical nature of consciousness, Ed Philip van Looke, pub. Jon Benjamins Publishing, 2001, pp 191-217

THE NONLOCALITY OF MIND

A talk given at the 5th Mind and Brain Symposium, published in Journal of Consciousness Studies, Vol.2 (1995), pp. 231-240.

Quantum Mechanics, Consciousness and the Self

Published in Science, Consciousness and Ultimate RealityEd. David Lorimer, Imprint Academic, 2004, pp 65-92.

More technical papers on quantum theory related to consciousness

Entanglement and statistical independence for mixed quantum states

Published in Found Phys Lett 15 (5): 495-500 Oct 2002

The histories interpretation: stability instead of consistency?

Published in Found Phys Lett 14 (2): 179-186 Apr 2001

Particular applications

The histories interpretation of quantum theory and the problem of human/divine action

A paper produced as part of a seminar at the Vatican Observatory, published in Quantum Mechanics: Scientific Perspective on Divine Action, edited by Robert John Russell, Philip Clayton, Kirk Wegter-McNelly and John Polkinghorne (Vatican City State: Vatican Observatory; Berkely, Calif.: Center for Theology and Natural Sciences) 2001, pp. 159-178

The primacy of connectivity

A joint paper with Isabel Clarke uniting the physics and the psychological perspectives on human connectivity with the rest of the world. Published in NetworkIssue 76, pp 4-6, Aug 2001.

Construction and reality: reflections on philosophy and spiritual/psychotic experience

Published in Psychosis and Spirituality: Exploring the New Frontier, edited by Isabel Clarke, pub. Whurr, 2001, pp 143-162

Mystic and Scientist

A discussion with Lyn Andrews comparing two different ways of knowing, about God and Quantum Theory. Published in Network, No. 78 (April 2002), pp 8-10.

On the nature of bilogic: the work of Ignacio Matte Blanco

An analysis of Matte Blanco's ideas of the logic of the unconscious, reformulating them so as to draw out the close connection with quantum logic

Is Psychology Reducible?

A discussion paper (originally entitled Is Psychology Possible) presented to the Scientific and Medical Network, exploring whether or not it is logically consistent to suppose that there are psychological laws in operation in the human being which are not reducible to physical laws.

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