Wigner's Friend

Wigner's friend is a thought experiment proposed by the physicist Eugene Wigner; it is an extension of the Schrödinger's cat experiment designed as a point of departure for discussing the Quantum mind/body problem.

Read more about Wigner's Friend:  The Thought Experiment, Consciousness and Measurement, Consciousness and Superposition, Sources

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