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mental systems
Also known as: psychological systems
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Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Nov 30, 2004 6 facts
claimNon-Boolean logic in mental systems refers to propositions that may have unsharp truth values beyond a binary yes or no, such as shades of plausibility or credibility.
claimSome metaphorical quantum consciousness theories postulate that conscious acts are analogous to physical acts of measurement, or that correlations in psychological systems are analogous to physical entanglement.
claimDzhafarov and Kujala (2013) developed a method to isolate true quantum correlations in mental systems by subtracting classical context effects, such as priming.
claimA mental system can exist in various conscious, intentional, and phenomenal states, where a sequence of these states in a hypothetical state space forms a trajectory known as the stream of consciousness.
claimNon-commutativity of operations in mental systems means that the sequence in which operations are applied matters for the final result.
claimA challenge in assessing super-quantum correlations within mental systems is distinguishing between genuine non-causal quantum-type correlations and causal classical correlations that allow for signaling.
Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Nov 30, 2004 3 facts
claimQuantum brain dynamics is not the only possible explanation for quantum features in mental systems.
claimThe violation of temporal Bell inequalities by the Necker-Zeno model is a theoretical prediction that remains to be tested experimentally, serving as a potential litmus test for quantum behavior in mental systems, as noted in work by Waddup et al. (2023).
procedureA formal method to incorporate quantum behavior in mental systems without referring to quantum brain activity involves using a state space description of mental systems where mental states are defined by cells of a neural state space partition.
Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu Jun 18, 2004 1 fact
claimHumphreys (1992) suggests that if the intrinsic and directly experienced motivational force of pain is real, it may be one of the most important and evolutionarily oldest ways in which consciousness influences mental systems and processes.