Proposal
Roger Penrose proposed that the brains's neural system forms an intricate network and that the consciousness this produces should obey the rules of quantum mechanics. Laws of quantum mechanics only apply at looooooooooow temperatures. Ex- quantum computers work at -272 degree celsius.
Each neuron contains mocrotubules, helps in transport.. Penrose (and Hameroff) say that these microtubules are arranged in fractal pattern which enables quantum processes to occur.
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