Publications
Development of a Thermodynamics of Human Cognition and Human Culture Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Inspired by foundational studies in classical and quantum physics, and by information retrieval studies in quantum information theory, we prove that the notions of 'energy' and 'entropy' can be consistently introduced in human language and, more generally, in human culture. More explicitly, if energy is attributed to words according to their frequency of appearance in a text, then the ensuing energy levels are distributed non-classically, ...
Derived stimulus relations and their role in a behavior-analytic account of human language and cognition Ghent University
Quantum Structure in Cognition and the Foundations of Human Reasoning Vrije Universiteit Brussel
A Planck Radiation and Quantization Scheme for Human Cognition and Language Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Are Words the Quanta of Human Language? Extending the Domain of Quantum Cognition Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Computer vision and human behaviour, emotion and cognition detection University of Antwerp KU Leuven
Evolving building blocks of rhythm: how human cognition creates music via cultural transmission Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Why does musical rhythm have the structure it does? Musical rhythm, in all its cross-cultural diversity, exhibits commonalities across world cultures. Traditionally, music research has been split into two fields. Some scientists focused on musicality, namely the human biocognitive predispositions for music, with an emphasis on cross-cultural similarities. Other scholars investigated music, seen as a cultural product, focusing on the variation ...
Evolving building blocks of rhythm: How human cognition creates music via cultural transmission Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Why does musical rhythm have the structure it does? Musical rhythm, in all its cross-cultural diversity, exhibits commonalities across world cultures. Traditionally, music research has been split into two fields. Some scientists focused on musicality, namely the human biocognitive predispositions for music, with an emphasis on cross-cultural similarities. Other scholars investigated music, seen as a cultural product, focusing on the variation ...