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On the quantum principles of cognitive learning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2013

Alexandre de Castro
Alexandre de Castro*
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Laboratório de Matemática Computacional – CNPTIA/Embrapa – Campinas, 13083-886 SP, Brazil. alexandre.castro@embrapa.br http://www.cnptia.embrapa.br
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Abstract

Pothos & Busemeyer's (P&B's) query about whether quantum probability can provide a foundation for the cognitive modeling embodies so many underlying implications that the subject is far from exhausted. In this brief commentary, however, I suggest that the conceptual thresholds of the meaningful learning give rise to a typical Boltzmann's weighting measure, which indicates a statistical verisimilitude of quantum behavior in the human cognitive ensemble.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , June 2013 , pp. 281 - 282
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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