Quantum cognition

Not to be confused with Quantum mind.

Quantum cognition uses the mathematical formalism of quantum probability theory to model psychology phenomena when classical probability theory fails.[1] The field focuses on modeling phenomena in cognitive science that have resisted traditional techniques or where traditional models seem to have reached a barrier (e.g., human memory),[2] and modeling preferences in decision theory that seem paradoxical from a traditional rational point of view (e.g., preference reversals).[3] Since the use of a quantum-theoretic framework is for modeling purposes, the identification of quantum structures in cognitive phenomena does not presuppose the existence of microscopic quantum processes in the human brain.[4][5]

Quantum cognition can be applied to model cognitive phenomena such as information processing[6] by the human brain, language, decision making,[7] human memory, concepts and conceptual reasoning, human judgment, and perception.[8][9][10]

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  10. ^ Wang, Z.; Busemeyer, J. R.; Atmanspacher, H.; Pothos, E. M. (2013). "The potential of using quantum theory to build models of cognition". Topics in Cognitive Science. 5 (4): 672–688. doi:10.1111/tops.12043. PMID 24027215.