Quantum entanglement of K+ ions, multiple channel states, and the role of noise in the brain

Gustav Bernroider; Sisir Roy

doi:10.1117/12.609227

23 May 2005 Quantum entanglement of K⁺ ions, multiple channel states, and the role of noise in the brain

Gustav Bernroider, Sisir Roy

Proceedings Volume 5841, Fluctuations and Noise in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems III; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.609227
Event: SPIE Third International Symposium on Fluctuations and Noise, 2005, Austin, Texas, United States

Abstract

We propose a quantum information scheme that builds on the interference properties of entangled ion states that are transiently confined by local potentials within the permeation path of voltage-gated, ion-conducting membrane proteins. We show, that the sub-molecular organization of parts of the protein, as revealed by the recent progress in high-resolution atomic-level spectroscopy and accompaning molecular dynamics simulations, carries a logical coding potency that goes beyond the pure catalytic function of the channel, subserving the transmembrane crossing of an electrodiffusive barrier. As we argue that 'within channel states' can become super-correlated with the environment , this also sheds new light on the role of noise in controlling the access of ions to voltage-gated ion channels ('channel noise').

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Gustav Bernroider and Sisir Roy "Quantum entanglement of K⁺ ions, multiple channel states, and the role of noise in the brain", Proc. SPIE 5841, Fluctuations and Noise in Biological, Biophysical, and Biomedical Systems III, (23 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.609227

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