Bite-sized Brain Food
Mental snacks to encourage neurogenesis
Friday, January 15, 2016
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Coming Soon to a Psychiatrist's Office Near You?
Friday, October 30, 2015
Penetrating the Blood-Brain Barrier: New Frontier in Drug Delivery Strategies
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
More Data Supporting Oxytocin Nasal Spray
The effect of oxytocin nasal spray on social interaction deficits observed in young children with autism: a randomized clinical cross-over trial
Monday, October 26, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015
Look Up Between the Swan and the Lyre: Is Someone Watching Us?
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Monday, October 5, 2015
Human Brains May Deal with Moment-to-Moment Emotional Awareness via Quantum Cognition
Quantum cognition: a new theoretical approach to psychology
- Highlights
- •Quantum cognition models are founded on principles drawn from quantum physics.
- •Quantum models parsimoniously address puzzling cognitive phenomena.
- •Standard probabilistic models and quantum models are contrasted and compared.
What type of probability theory best describes the way humans make judgments under uncertainty and decisions under conflict? Although rational models of cognition have become prominent and have achieved much success, they adhere to the laws of classical probability theory despite the fact that human reasoning does not always conform to these laws. For this reason we have seen the recent emergence of models based on an alternative probabilistic framework drawn from quantum theory. These quantum models show promise in addressing cognitive phenomena that have proven recalcitrant to modeling by means of classical probability theory. This review compares and contrasts probabilistic models based on Bayesian or classical versus quantum principles, and highlights the advantages and disadvantages of each approach.
Keywords:
quantum probability, Bayesian probability, complementarity, incompatibility, superposition, human judgmentWednesday, September 30, 2015
Mind Games: First Demonstration of Non-Invasive Human Brain-to-Brain Communication
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Washington Post Tabloid Journalism Challenged by Doctors
Physicians responding to an article sensationalizing criticism of prescribing large doses of vitamin D to correct inadequate serum levels take on the media giant. Read the article and the comments section for an example of doctors calling out tabloid journalism designed to "frighten an already terrified citizenry."