The quantum basis of spatiotemporality in perception and consciousness

Igamberdiev, Abir U.; Shklovskiy-Kordi, Nikita E.

doi:10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2017.02.008

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“…Roughly speaking, an isolated neuron is a classical system, cf. 28 , 29 , 38 (but, of course, an isolated bio-system is dead, cf. Schrödinger 37 ).…”

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Quantum probability in decision making from quantum information representation of neuronal states

Khrennikov

Basieva

Pothos

et al. 2018

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The recent wave of interest to modeling the process of decision making with the aid of the quantum formalism gives rise to the following question: ‘How can neurons generate quantum-like statistical data?’ (There is a plenty of such data in cognitive psychology and social science). Our model is based on quantum-like representation of uncertainty in generation of action potentials. This uncertainty is a consequence of complexity of electrochemical processes in the brain; in particular, uncertainty of triggering an action potential by the membrane potential. Quantum information state spaces can be considered as extensions of classical information spaces corresponding to neural codes; e.g., 0/1, quiescent/firing neural code. The key point is that processing of information by the brain involves superpositions of such states. Another key point is that a neuronal group performing some psychological function F is an open quantum system. It interacts with the surrounding electrochemical environment. The process of decision making is described as decoherence in the basis of eigenstates of F. A decision state is a steady state. This is a linear representation of complex nonlinear dynamics of electrochemical states. Linearity guarantees exponentially fast convergence to the decision state.

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“…Roughly speaking, an isolated neuron is a classical system, cf. 28 , 29 , 38 (but, of course, an isolated bio-system is dead, cf. Schrödinger 37 ).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Quantum probability in decision making from quantum information representation of neuronal states

Khrennikov

Basieva

Pothos

et al. 2018

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“…Evidence does exist that these are actual operating characteristics of the cell. The transmission of signals via the cytoskeleton conforms to shaping these kinds of perception patterns in this specific manner (Igamberdiev and Shklovskiy-Kordi, 2017). This phenomenon has been termed the ‘principle of optimality’, which recognizes that spatiotemporal patterns in organisms have been established to achieve maximal predictability in space-time (Igamberdiev and Shkolvskiy-Kordi, 2017).…”

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The resolution of ambiguity as the basis for life: A cellular bridge between Western reductionism and Eastern holism

Torday

Miller

2017

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

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Boundary conditions enable cellular life through negentropy, chemiosmosis, and homeostasis as identifiable First Principles of Physiology. Self-referential awareness of status arises from this organized state to sustain homeostatic imperatives. Preferred homeostatic status is dependent upon the appraisal of information and its communication. However, among living entities, sources of information and their dissemination are always imprecise. Consequently, living systems exist within an innate state of ambiguity. It is presented that cellular life and evolutionary development are a self-organizing cellular response to uncertainty in iterative conformity with its basal initiating parameters. Viewing the life circumstance in this manner permits a reasoned unification between Western rational reductionism and Eastern holism.

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“…This mathematical model leads to jump-like state-transformation, |ψ 0 → |ψ f ; this transformation is often called "wave function collapse." A plenty of quantum(-like) models of cognition refer to "mental state collapse" [27,28,[33][34][35]. However, even in genuine quantum physics the notion of wave function collapse (and generally appealing to the projection postulate [44,48]) is the most doubtful notion of quantum theory.…”

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“…We underline that, in the model under consideration, mental uncertainty and its resolution are not based on genuine quantum physical processes in the brain (cf. [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]). Methodologically, our approach matches the ontic-epistemic structure of scientific theories (see Atmanspacher [36]).…”

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A Quantum-Like Model of Information Processing in the Brain

Khrennikov

Asano

2020

Applied Sciences

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We present the quantum-like model of information processing by the brain’s neural networks. The model does not refer to genuine quantum processes in the brain. In this model, uncertainty generated by the action potential of a neuron is represented as quantum-like superposition of the basic mental states corresponding to a neural code. Neuron’s state space is described as complex Hilbert space (quantum information representation). The brain’s psychological functions perform self-measurements by extracting concrete answers to questions (solutions of problems) from quantum information states. This extraction is modeled in the framework of open quantum systems theory. In this way, it is possible to proceed without appealing to the state’s collapse. Dynamics of the state of psychological function F is described by the quantum master equation. Its stationary states represent classical statistical mixtures of possible outputs of F (decisions). This model can be used for justification of quantum-like modeling cognition and decision-making. The latter is supported by plenty of statistical data collected in cognitive psychology.

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The quantum basis of spatiotemporality in perception and consciousness

Cited by 45 publications

References 101 publications

Quantum probability in decision making from quantum information representation of neuronal states

Quantum probability in decision making from quantum information representation of neuronal states

The resolution of ambiguity as the basis for life: A cellular bridge between Western reductionism and Eastern holism

A Quantum-Like Model of Information Processing in the Brain

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