Quantum zeno features of bistable perception

DOI10.1007/S00422-003-0436-4MaRDI QIDQ1889314zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Harald Atmanspacher, Thomas Filk, H. Römer

Publication date 1 December 2004

Published in Biological Cybernetics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0302005

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of quantum theory to specific physical systems (81V99) Psychophysics and psychophysiology; perception (91E30) Neural biology (92C20)

Abstract: A generalized quantum theoretical framework, not restricted to the validity domain of standard quantum physics, is used to model the dynamics of the bistable perception of ambiguous visual stimuli. The central idea is to treat the perception process in terms of the evolution of an unstable two-state quantum system, yielding a quantum Zeno type of effect. A quantitative relation between the involved time scales is theoretically derived. This relation is found to be satisfied by empirically obtained cognitive time scales relevant for bistable perception.

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