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Why There’s No Such Thing as Free Will w/ Robert Sapolsky (#395)
Into the Impossible With Brian Keating
Understanding the Role of Glutamate Receptors in the Brain
Glutamate receptors in the brain are crucial as they can be blocked by magnesium, requiring various complex changes to open them. The interaction with magnesium could be influenced by quantum indeterminacy, impacting the system significantly. The abundance of these receptors in the brain, with hundreds in a synapse and thousands in a dendritic spine, contributes to the brain's complexity and the improbable nature of their precise manifestation.
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