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The Orch-OR model proposes that consciousness emerges not merely as a product of classic information processing but through quantum processes that involve a mechanism of wave function collapse. This collapse is not your typical reduction of state; instead, Penrose highlights that it points to an area where standard quantum mechanics might falter. In traditional quantum mechanics, particles can exist in superpositions, but large macroscopic objects do not exhibit this behavior due to wave function collapse. Penrose elaborates that gravity plays a crucial role in this collapse, suggesting that the reduction of the quantum state might be influenced by gravitational interactions.