The Theory of Psychic Quanta (TPQ) postulates the existence of a universal non-local psychic field whose quantized excitations—termed informational quanta (analogous to qubits) —anchor to coherent brain systems to generate individual consciousness as a phenomenological unit. According to this model, the brain does not produce consciousness in an emergentist sense; rather, it acts as a bidirectional biophysical interface that stabilizes the informational quantum without generating it. This reciprocal interaction maintains experiential coherence from biological birth until the cessation of brain activity, at which point the quantum disanchors and reintegrates into the diffuse psychic field. TPQ incorporates temporal dynamics where subjective time emerges from quanta superposition collapse , unifying linear neural processing with atemporal field states. This model integrates recent updates to contemporary informational panpsychism, the Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch-OR) theory and Integrated Information Theory (IIT), predicting specific neurophilosophical correlates such as gamma synchronization (40–100 Hz) and inter-individual affective resonance. Predictions include EEG protocols for NDE gamma surges and past-life memory imprints in children. The theoretical implications include reinterpretation of psychological wellbeing as maximum phase coherence between the individual quantum and the universal field, explanation of non-local emotional communication between minds, and empirically verifiable predictions regarding neural patterns during empathic interactions, NDEs, telepathic intuition , and post-mortem awareness. Finally, TPQ proposes a resolution to Chalmers’ “hard problem” of consciousness (1995) through dual ontology integrating physical-material and psychic-informational domains.
Andrea Tallarico (Thu,) studied this question.