Santosh Helekar - Discovery of a peri-somatic physical effect related to consciousness

Discovery of a peri-somatic physical effect related to consciousness - Instrumental recording using a potential noninvasive consciousness measuring device
A quantum physical effect that uniquely underlies, or is produced by, consciousness-associated brain activity patterns could potentially be measured by an instrument. We reasoned that if consciousness has a causal role in the brain, this effect might spread spatially within and outside it, in which case it might modulate a quantum phenomenon such as light wave interference produced by a double-slit apparatus in the peri-cranial space. Using a newly developed noninvasive photoelectronic device we discovered that wakefulness and sleep produce robust and reproducible differential modulation of the intensity of diffracted light waves generated by a low power laser diode close to the body. A similar modulation response was observed in mice as well as invertebrates, but an inverted response was detected in plants. It was significantly altered by general anesthesia in mice and showed striking variations for 4 - 5 hours after euthanasia, which depended on whether a mouse was decapitated or not. These results suggest that while the electrical activity of neurons is unlikely to be responsible for the effect, its underlying mechanism might involve molecular interactions within the brain that persist after death, pointing towards a previously unrecognized neural biophysical mechanism for consciousness, requiring a rigorous mathematical description.