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ArticleJournal of biological physics2018

Quantum-like behavior without quantum physics II. A quantum-like model of neural network dynamics.

S A Selesnick, Gualtiero Piccinini

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Article in Journal of biological physics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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2 authors.

S A SelesnickDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Missouri - St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, 63121, USA. selesnick@mindspring.com.ORCID 0000-0002-2599-3040
Gualtiero PiccininiDepartment of Philosophy, Associate Director, Center for Neurodynamics, University of Missouri - St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, 63121, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In earlier work, we laid out the foundation for explaining the quantum-like behavior of neural systems in the basic kinematic case of clusters of neuron-like units. Here we extend this approach to networks and begin developing a dynamical theory for them. Our approach provides a novel mathematical foundation for neural dynamics and computation which abstracts away from lower-level biophysical details in favor of information-processing features of neural activity. The theory makes predictions concerning such pathologies as schizophrenia, dementias, and epilepsy, for which some evidence has accrued. It also suggests a model of memory retrieval mechanisms. As further proof of principle, we analyze certain energy-like eigenstates of the 13 three-neuron motif classes according to our theory and argue that their quantum-like superpositional nature has a bearing on their observed structural integrity.

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Models, NeurologicalNeural Networks, ComputerQuantum TheoryAnimalsBrainHumansNerve NetNeuronsInterneuronsMemoryNetworksNeuronsQuasispin models

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PMID29948555
PMCPMC6208592

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