External Mind affecting Brain States

[Varon]

So many researchers like Stapp, Eccles, etc. talked about the mind able to influence the brain states. My question is.. how does a non-physical mind know what particular atoms and molecules and quantum states to influence? Some theorized that the mind simply chooses what macrostate to actualize (simply choosing one of the branches in Many worlds for example).. and it's automatic how the MICROstates are chosen by that MACROstates. Is this logical at all.. or totally refuted already? Some mention stuff like:

"At any moment the brain could take on many different states and only one of these possibilities is observed or experienced. Thus, we cannot rule out that a non-physical mind influences which one of the possible brain states is realized"

Is it possible stuff like this can happen? Or do you have arguments why this is not possible at all? I'm simply asking and not holding any view at all. Thanks.

 

[Maui]

My question is.. how does a non-physical mind know what particular atoms and molecules and quantum states to influence?

Good question, but it's not a scientific one, hence such questions are usually ignored, even though they are relevant and significant(assuming that the "non-physical mind" proposition is true). A non-scientific question will usually receive a non-scientific answer that will hardly be very satisfying, but let's wait and see what the others think.

 

[Evo]

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