Quantum Zeno features of bistable perception

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-40

  Atmanspacher, Harald ^a,b   Filk, Thomas ^c   Römer, Hartmann ^c  

^a Institut fur Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAOTIC SYSTEMS; HILBERT SPACE; QUANTUM PHYSICS; QUANTUM PROCESSES;

BRAIN; CHAOS THEORY; CORRELATION METHODS; FUNCTIONS; QUANTUM THEORY; STATE SPACE METHODS;

SENSORY PERCEPTION;

ARTICLE; COGNITION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTUM THEORY;

COGNITION; PERCEPTION; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 2142706573     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: 14320770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00422-003-0436-4     Document Type: Article

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