Quantum cognition

<p>Quantum cognition uses the mathematical formalism of quantum probability theory to model psychology phenomena when classical <a href="/facts/Probability_theory/mFBn51rE">probability theory</a> fails. The field focuses on modeling phenomena in <a href="/facts/Cognitive_science/8qoggl7r">cognitive science</a> that have resisted traditional techniques or where traditional models seem to have reached a barrier (e.g., human memory), and modeling preferences in <a href="/facts/Decision_theory/TbXcQX0v">decision theory</a> that seem paradoxical from a traditional rational point of view (e.g., preference reversals). Since the use of a quantum-theoretic framework is for modeling purposes, the identification of quantum structures in cognitive phenomena does not presuppose the existence of microscopic quantum processes in the human brain.
</p><p>Quantum cognition can be applied to model cognitive phenomena such as <a href="/facts/Information_processing_(psychology)/cbNEeq06">information processing</a> by the <a href="/facts/Human_brain/qfSwSB8K">human brain</a>, <a href="/facts/Language/IRcTok2q">language</a>, <a href="/facts/Decision_making/NbJYprSw">decision making</a>, <a href="/facts/Human_memory/zucwQIEX">human memory</a>, <a href="/facts/Concept/VWB6yhQp">concepts</a> and conceptual reasoning, human <a href="/facts/Judgment/tpVFUMoU">judgment</a>, and <a href="/facts/Perception/xLK0n2q4">perception</a>.
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Quantum cognition