Could quantum mechanics underlie conscious thought?

As a child, I struggled with a mild form of double vision: when looking at objects, I would see a faint second image overlapping the main one. Especially when focusing on people, the fainter image seemed very real, and my childish mind decided I was seeing part of each person’s soul, floating alongside the person’s body. Much to my dismay, I seemed to lose this amazing power of seeing other people’s souls as I got older and was given eye exercises to improve my double vision. As it turned out, the second image I was seeing was certainly not a soul. However, the idea that there is more to our lived experiences than the biological processes of the body has persisted throughout history, leading to many theories and ideas about what could be behind conscious thought. What constitutes conscious thought?

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