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Quantum Teleportation  A great article explaining this experiment can be found at ABC news. See the October 23, 1998 issue of Science magazine for the article in full, or read the Caltech press release for a summary. In quantum teleportation, an unknown...
http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~qoptics/teleport.html

Concept of self, models of mind, mind and pattern ..
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SS NF reviews Douglas R. Hofstadter  Prize winning tour de force: if you haven't read it, read it; if you have read it, you won't need to be told to read it again. This sentence no verb. Rating: 1 unmissable great stuff worth reading passes the...
http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~susan/bib/nf/h/hofstdtr.htm

Quantum aspects of brain activity and the role of consciousness. Quantum computation in brain microtubules: decoherence and biological feasibility...
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qt-consciousness/

Overview and FAQ of web resources on Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness.
http://www.dontveter.com/caipfaq/systems.html

Quantum Brain (Microtubules) and Quantum Gravity of Collapse; by Hameroff and Penrose
http://www.xs4all.nl/~abandon/orchor.htm

"A collection of papers on the subject of consciousness" by the American physicist Henry Stapp.
http://www.thymos.com/mind/stapp.html

Attempted Synthesis of Cognitive Science and Theoretical Physics
http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/THESIS.html

Interdisciplinary international Online Forum on mind-brain relation and 'consciousness';
http://www.mcgill.ca/douglas/fdg/kjf/

This is Journal, SWC, dealing with Science and Consciousness issues, such as Wavefunction collapse.
http://www.swcp.com/~hswift/swc

Attempt to create rigorous science which includes consciousness and subjective experience.
http://www.geocities.com/saint7peter

NIH Record-6-27-2000--Of Chemistry and Consciousness
http://www.nih.gov/news/NIH-Record/06_27_2000/story01.htm

Organizational invariance and a double-aspect view of information.
http://www.imprint.co.uk/chalmers.html

European Research Network : research teams and papers.
http://info.uibk.ac.at/c/c7/c704/qinet/

And debate on Physics and Mind in general
http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/psyche-index-v2.html

Entry in: Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind
http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~philos/MindDict/quantum.html

papers posted at UC Berkeley
http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~gottesma/papers.html

Titus Rivas and Hein van Dongen show analytically that a physicalist philosophy is by definition incoherent. Consciousness must be an efficacious factor in reality.
http://www.emergentmind.org/rivas-vandongen.htm

Dialog between Pinker and Dawkins, in the "Third Culture" collection. Captivating.
http://www.edge.org/documents/archive/edge53.html

Google Answers: Relations between Quantum Theory and new ideas on consciousness and reality.
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=324178

Third Annual Schwartzreport;November 4-7 at the A.R.E. in Virginia Beach, VA
http://www.schwartzreportconference.com/speakers.asp

Edward Wilson's description consciousness and humanities has been criticised by many, neverthless represents one logical and consistent view of reality
http://www.apologetics.fsnet.co.uk/consilience.htm

Provides overview, references, and ideas on the topic
http://www.ccwu.edu/Thesis_Moynihan/Chapter6.htm

Dualistic resolution to Quantum Mechanical weirdness
http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/...ive/00000950/00/Exo-theories.pdf

Hameroff, Associate Director, Center for Consciousness Studies, presents links to essays and news in the field.
http://www.quantumconsciousness.org/