The basic problem in the interpretation of quantum mechanics is to reconcile the fact that our observations are describable in terms of the concepts of classical (i.e., nineteenth-century) physics, whereas the atoms from which our measuring devices and our physical body/brains are made obey the laws of quantum (twentieth-century) physics. The direct application of the microscopic atomic laws to macroscopic aggregates of atoms is well defined, but the thus-defined aggregates of atoms are not describable in classical terms.
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Stapp, H.P. (2009). A Model of the Quantum–Classical and Mind–Brain Connections, and the Role of the Quantum Zeno Effect in the Physical Implementation of Conscious Intent. In: Stapp, H.P. (eds) Mind, Matter and Quantum Mechanics. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89654-8_14
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