Stuart Hameroff | |
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 Hameroff in 2008 | |
| Born | 16 July 1947 Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh (B.S.) Hahnemann University Hospital (M.D.) |
| Known for | Consciousness studies Toward a Science of Consciousness |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anesthesiologist |
| Institutions | University of Arizona |
Stuart Hameroff (born July 16, 1947) is an American anesthesiologist and professor at the University of Arizona known for his studies of consciousness and his controversial contention that consciousness originates from quantum states in neural microtubules. He is the lead organizer of the Science of Consciousness conference.