A nonlinear neural population coding theory of quantum cognition and decision making
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Mathematical frameworks of quantum theory have recently been adopted in cognitive and behavioral sciences, to explain the violations of normative decision theory and anomalies in cognition. However, to date, no study has attempted to explore neural implementations of such “quantum-like” information processing in the brain. This study demonstrates that neural population coding of information with nonlinear neural response functions can account for such “quantum” information processing in decision-making and cognition. It is also shown that quantum decision theory is a special case of more general population vector cording theory. Future applications of the present theory in the rapidly evolving field of “psychophysical neuroeconomics” are also discussed.
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Takahashi and Cheon proposed a nonlinear neural network model that uses squared amplitudes to compute response probabilities within a quantum cognitive framework.
“Takahashi and Cheon (2012) proposed a nonlinear neural network model that uses squared amplitudes to compute response probabilities within a quantum cognitive framework.”
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- Authors
- Takahashi, T., & Cheon, T.
- Affiliations
- Hokkaido University (JP)
- Kochi University of Technology (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Takahashi, Taiki
- Venue
- World Journal of Neuroscience
- Publisher
- Scientific Research Publishing, Inc.
- Published
- 2012
- Volume
- 02
- Issue
- 04
- Pages
- 183-186
- ISSN
- 2162-2000 (ISSN-L)
- 2162-2019
- OpenAlex
- W2072530170
- Cited by
- 11
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 0.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- World Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (23118001)
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (23118002, 24530358)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Cognitive Science and Education Research
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum Mechanics and Applications
- Keywords
- quantum cognition, quantum decision theory, population coding
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