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Quantum modeling of common sense

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2013

Hamid R. Noori  and
Rainer Spanagel
Hamid R. Noori
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychopharmacology, Central Institute for Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, J 5, 68159 Mannheim, Germany. [email protected]@zi-mannheim.dehttp://www.zi-mannheim.de/psychopharmacology.html
Rainer Spanagel
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychopharmacology, Central Institute for Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, J 5, 68159 Mannheim, Germany. [email protected]@zi-mannheim.dehttp://www.zi-mannheim.de/psychopharmacology.html
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Abstract

Quantum theory is a powerful framework for probabilistic modeling of cognition. Strong empirical evidence suggests the context- and order-dependent representation of human judgment and decision-making processes, which falls beyond the scope of classical Bayesian probability theories. However, considering behavior as the output of underlying neurobiological processes, a fundamental question remains unanswered: Is cognition a probabilistic process at all?

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , June 2013 , pp. 302
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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