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The aim is to bridge quantum biophysics and neural synchronization within a computational theory of consciousness.

April 1, 20260 citationsOpen Access

QWIM Quantum Wave Integration Model

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The aim is to bridge quantum biophysics and neural synchronization within a computational theory of consciousness.
Developed a mathematical framework using variational modifications of the Kuramoto model.
Established Langevin equations for collective dynamics with local adaptive noise.
Proposed the biophysical substrate of nitrogen-vacancy centers in nanodiamonds.
Created a two-phase computational architecture for mapping neural oscillation patterns.
Conducted simulations using Python/Euler-Maruyama (N=1000) to support theoretical claims.
Derived a modified critical coupling value Kc = 2(D₀ + α) for the model.
Identified quantum beat signatures in EEG/MEG power spectra as a testable hypothesis.
Proposed a rigorous theoretical foundation for quantum coherence in macroscopic signaling.

Abstract

We present QWIM (Quantum Wave Integration Model) — a unified, multi-layer theoreticalframework bridging quantum biophysics, neural oscillator synchronization, and a computationaltheory of consciousness. The mathematical core of the model is a variational modification of theKuramoto phase-coupled oscillator system with local adaptive noise, whose intensity depends oneach oscillator's energy gradient. We derive the free-energy functional governing the collectivedynamics, establish the Langevin equations of motion with the canonical sign convention, andobtain analytically the modified critical coupling Kc = 2(D₀ + α) in the thermodynamic limit. Thebiophysical substrate is proposed as nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in nanodiamonds, transducingquantum coherence into macroscopic calcium signaling via a spin-phonon bridge. We identify atwo-phase computational architecture (Wave/Coherence and Impulse/Localization) that maps ontotheta-gamma coupling in neural oscillations. The theory is explicitly positioned as a falsifiablehypothesis: we propose quantum beat signatures in EEG/MEG power spectra as the primaryexperimental test. All simulations are reproducible (N=1000, Python/Euler-Maruyama). This workdoes not claim experimental verification; it establishes a rigorous theoretical foundation and aconcrete experimental program for future testing

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