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From: hbiesel@uvsc.edu (Visitor)
Subject: Re: John Mc Carthy's request re: Penrose (mechanisms for consciousness)
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Date: Wed, 9 Nov 1994 22:34:02 GMT
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In article <39eaev$huh@ixnews1.ix.netcom.com>, sarfatti@ix.netcom.com (Jack Sarfatti) says:
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>In <CyrG6B.E75@park.uvsc.edu> hbiesel@uvsc.edu (Visitor) writes: 
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>
>>
>>How much of the sketched interaction between anaesthetic molecules
>>and the tubulins is based on solid, replicated biochemistry, and how 
>>much is still conjectural? Is it the case that every anaesthetic acts 
>>by the suggested mechanism?
>>
>>Yours,
>>         H.B.
>>
>
>I believe it is well founded experimentally. The Hameroff-Penrose theory 
>requires that it is a universal mechanism - i.e. "YES" to your question. 
>So their theory is testable. I have forwarded your question to Hameroff 
>who is an MD anaesthesiologist at Univ Arizona.

Very interesting. If you get the chance, could you get Hameroff to comment
on possible mechanisms for the action of amnesiafacients as well?

Yours,
         H.B.
