A New Spin on Neural Processing: Quantum Cognition

Carol P. Weingarten; P. Murali Doraiswamy; Matthew P. A. Fisher

doi:10.3389/fnhum.2016.00541

journal article Oct 26, 2016

A New Spin on Neural Processing: Quantum Cognition

Carol P. Weingarten P. Murali Doraiswamy Matthew P. A. Fisher

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Vol. 10 · Frontiers Media SA

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Carol P. Weingarten, P. Murali Doraiswamy, Matthew P. A. Fisher (2016). A New Spin on Neural Processing: Quantum Cognition. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00541

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