Quantum-Biological Signatures in Neuronal Microtubules and the Emergence of Consciousness

Jason R Rinehart

Published Mar 16, 2026• 0 citations

Abstract

This addendum extends the Ontological Universal Entanglement Field Theory (OUEFT) framework—without introducing new parameters or primitives—to the domain of quantum biology and consciousness. All predictions derive directly from the existing axioms (Axioms 1–3), the flat-space parametric down-conversion (PDC) Bell-pair toy model (Section 3.1), the swing-surface entanglement entropy definition (Axiom 2 + Appendix A), the generalized wedge-connectivity dynamics (Axiom 3), the conserved topological linking number Qlink Q_{\rm link} Qlink (Section 3), the Lindblad suppression formula (Section 3.1), the holographic RG bridge for rent(ρbraid) r_{\rm ent}(\rho_{\rm braid}) rent(ρbraid) (Section 5.6), and the variable-Λeff \Lambda_{\rm eff} Λeff scaling calibrated solely to the Wempe et al. (2026) pancake-sheet overdensity δ=6.5±0.5 \delta = 6.5 \pm 0.5 δ=6.5±0.5 and the global baryon-to-photon ratio η≈6×10−10 \eta \approx 6 \times 10^{-10} η≈6×10−10 (which fixes θbraid \theta_{\rm braid} θbraid to reproduce LHCb/Belle II ACP=2.45% A_{\rm CP} = 2.45\% ACP=2.45% at 5.2σ).

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19053153

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