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Espen A F Ihlen¹, Beatrix Vereijken

¹Human Movement Science Programme, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. espen.ihlen@ntnu.no

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Complex Systems Science
Human Behavior Analysis

Background:

Human behavior and cognitive performance are theorized to arise from interactions across multiple temporal scales.
Previous studies identified 1/f(alpha) power laws and non-Gaussian distributions in cognitive response series.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide quantitative support for a theory of interaction-dominant dynamics in human cognition.
To introduce and validate a new analytical framework for characterizing cognitive processes.

Main Methods:

Wavelet-based multifractal analysis applied to response series from four cognitive tasks (simple response, word naming, choice decision, interval estimation).
Analysis of a multiplicative cascading process associated with the multifractal structure.
Comparison with component-dominant models (1/f(alpha) fluctuations) and a model of self-organized criticality.

Main Results:

Response series exhibited a multifractal structure, characterized by multiplicative interactions between temporal scales and intermittent fluctuations.
Component-dominant models failed to replicate the observed multifractal structure.
A similar multifractal structure was found in a model of self-organized criticality in the human nervous system.

Conclusions:

Wavelet-based multifractal analysis and multiplicative cascading processes offer a robust framework for understanding interaction-dominant dynamics in cognition.
This approach moves beyond traditional analyses of power laws and distributions.
The findings support a paradigm shift towards viewing human cognition as an interaction-dominant system.