Conditions for Quantum Interference in Cognitive Sciences
V.I. Yukalov, D. Sornette
TL;DR
This paper classifies when quantum theoretical concepts are necessary in cognitive sciences, emphasizing that quantum effects in decision making occur only under uncertainty, and outlines conditions for quantum interference to arise.
Contribution
It provides a general classification of conditions for quantum interference in cognition using the mathematical framework of quantum measurements.
Findings
Quantum effects in cognition occur only under decision uncertainty.
Conditions for quantum interference in decision making are explicitly formulated.
Interference effects are absent when certain cognitive conditions are not met.
Abstract
We present a general classification of the conditions under which cognitive science, concerned e.g. with decision making, requires the use of quantum theoretical notions. The analysis is done in the frame of the mathematical approach based on the theory of quantum measurements. We stress that quantum effects in cognition can arise only when decisions are made under uncertainty. Conditions for the appearance of quantum interference in cognitive sciences and the conditions when interference cannot arise are formulated.
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