First steps to a constructor theory of cognition

TL;DR

This paper explores how the constructor theory of information can be applied to cognition, revealing that certain cognitive phenomena require superinformation media similar to quantum theory, thus unifying quantum and cognition theories.

Contribution

It introduces a novel application of constructor theory to cognition, demonstrating the necessity of superinformation media in modeling specific cognitive phenomena.

Findings

Cognition theory can be modeled using superinformation media.

Quantum and cognition theories are part of a broader superinformation-based class.

Certain cognitive heuristics, like the conjunction fallacy, require superinformation media.

Abstract

This article applies the conceptual framework of constructor theory of information to cognition theory. The main result of this work is that cognition theory, in specific situations concerning for example the conjunction fallacy heuristic, requires the use of superinformation media, just as quantum theory. This result entails that quantum and cognition theories can be considered as elements of a general class of superinformation-based subsidiary theories.