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Signal detection theory in Hilbert space

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2013

Marcus Vinícius C. Baldo
Marcus Vinícius C. Baldo*
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, “Roberto Vieira” Laboratory of Sensory Physiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil. baldo@usp.br
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Abstract

The Hilbert space formalism is a powerful language to express many cognitive phenomena. Here, relevant concepts from signal detection theory are recast in that language, allowing an empirically testable extension of the quantum probability formalism to psychophysical measures, such as detectability and discriminability.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , June 2013 , pp. 277 - 278
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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