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The Necker–Zeno Model for Bistable Perception
Author(s) -
Atmanspacher Harald,
Filk Thomas
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
topics in cognitive science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.191
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1756-8765
pISSN - 1756-8757
DOI - 10.1111/tops.12044
Subject(s) - bistability , zeno's paradoxes , perception , quantum zeno effect , cognitive psychology , feature (linguistics) , psychology , computer science , cognitive science , quantum , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , philosophy , neuroscience , quantum decoherence , linguistics
A novel conceptual framework for theoretical psychology is presented and illustrated for the example of bistable perception. A basic formal feature of this framework is the non‐commutativity of operations acting on mental states. A corresponding model for the bistable perception of ambiguous stimuli, the Necker–Zeno model , is sketched and some empirical evidence for it so far is described. It is discussed how a temporal non‐locality of mental states, predicted by the model, can be understood and tested.