Diving deep into quantum biology or cognitive science alone is challenging enough. That being said, a research team recently wrote a review article highlighting molecular quantum computing, a newly emerged research area that is likely to push the research boundaries of both. The review was published in Intelligent Computing.
Future theoretical breakthroughs may be achieved by connecting molecular quantum computing, the bridge research area, with cognitive science and quantum biology, the authors argue.
Cognitive science centers on exploring the learning mechanism, including whether neurons learn at the classical or quantum level. Quantum biology, on the other hand, seeks to address the biological questions that cannot be answered by classical mechanics alone. These puzzles may be solved through molecular quantum computing, which uses the special functions of molecules to process quantum information.
The review first covers the progress in molecular quantum computing, quantum biology, and cognitive science in general, then explains some basic terms in quantum physics before narrowing down to several key concepts to connect the dots.
To read more, click here.