Consciousness causes collapse

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The postulate that consciousness causes collapse is the main ingredient of an interpretation of quantum mechanics in which consciousness is the mechanism behind the process of measurement in quantum mechanics. It is a historical interpretation of quantum mechanics that is largely discarded by modern physicists. The idea is attributed to Eugene Wigner who wrote about it in the 1960s, but traces of the idea appear as early as the 1930s. Wigner later rejected this interpretation in the 1970s and 1980s. This interpretation has been tied to the origin of pseudoscientific currents and New Age movements, specifically quantum mysticism.

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