Quantum mechanics, interference, and the brain

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 306-313

  Acacio de Barros, J ^a   Suppes, Patrick ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classical fields; Contextuality; Interference; Oscillators; Quantum mechanics

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350295897     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: 10960880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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