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Quantum Zeno features of bistable perception
Harald Atmanspacher1, Thomas Filk, Hartmann Römer
1Institut für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene, Wilhelmstr. 3a, 79098 Freiburg. haa@igpp.de
Biological Cybernetics
|February 6, 2004
Summary
This study models bistable perception using a generalized quantum framework, revealing a "Necker-Zeno" effect. The findings establish a quantitative link between cognitive and theoretical time scales in visual perception.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Quantum physics theory
Background:
- Bistable perception, like with the Necker cube, involves ambiguous visual stimuli.
- Standard quantum physics has limitations in modeling complex cognitive processes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To model the dynamics of bistable perception using a generalized quantum theoretical framework.
- To introduce and explore the
- Necker-Zeno
- effect in visual perception.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing a generalized quantum theoretical framework beyond standard quantum physics.
- Modeling the perception process as the evolution of an unstable two-state system.
- Deriving a quantitative relation between relevant time scales.
Main Results:
- A novel
- Necker-Zeno
- effect is identified, analogous to the quantum Zeno effect.
- A theoretical relationship between time scales involved in bistable perception was derived.
- Empirical cognitive time scales for bistable perception were found to satisfy the derived relation.
Conclusions:
- The generalized quantum framework provides a robust model for bistable perception dynamics.
- The
- Necker-Zeno
- effect offers a new perspective on cognitive processing of ambiguous stimuli.
- The derived quantitative relation validates the theoretical model against empirical data.