I have been reading, 'The Holographic Universe,' by Michael Talbot (1991). In this, the author describes a holographic model arising within the new physics. This began from the work of Karl Pribram's discovery of how memories are distributed in the brain, as well as David Bohm's ideas on interconnectedness. Talbot suggested that,
'Most mind-boggling of all are Bohm's fully developed ideas about wholeness. Because everything in the cosmos is made out
of the seamless holographic fabric of the implicate order, he believes it is as meaningless to view the universe as composed of parts.'
Bohm's view is that,
'space is as real and rich with the process as the matter that moves through it reaches full maturity in his ideas about the implicate sea of energy. Matter does not exist independently from the sea, from so-called empty space.'

Bohm's ideas have particular implications for the understanding of consciousness. As Talbot argues,
'Bohm rejects the idea that particles don't exist until they are observed. But he is not in principle against trying to bring consciousness and physics together. He simply feels that most physicists go about it in the wrong way, by trying to fragment reality and saying that one separate thing, consciousness, interacts with another separate thing, a subatomic particle.'
In addition,
'Bohm believes that consciousness is a more subtle form of matter, and the basis for any relationship between the two lies not in our own level of reality, but deep in the implicate order. Consciousness is present in degrees of enfoldment and unfolding in matter, which is why plasmas possess alone some of the traits of all living things'.

I am aware that I have only given a very brief sketch of the ideas. However, I am sure that many of the people on this forum have a far more detailed knowledge of physics than I have. So, I am raising the area of debate, wondering if people are familiar with the ideas of David Bohm, the idea of the implicate order and the holographic model. Are such ideas arising in the new physics useful for considering reality and the nature of consciousness? I am also interested in what other ideas about consciousness are offered within the paradigm of the new physics.