The Quantum Binding Problem in the Context of Associative Memory

Andreas Wichert

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0162312

The Quantum Binding Problem in the Context of Associative Memory

PLoS One. 2016 Sep 7;11(9):e0162312. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162312. eCollection 2016.

Author

Andreas Wichert¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Computer Science and Engineering, INESC-ID & Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Porto Salvo, Portugal.

Abstract

We present a method to solve the binding problem by using a quantum algorithm for the retrieval of associations from associative memory during visual scene analysis. The problem is solved by mapping the information representing different objects into superposition by using entanglement and Grover's amplification algorithm.

MeSH terms

Algorithms*
Cognition
Costs and Cost Analysis
Discrimination, Psychological
Memory*

Grants and funding

This work was supported by national funds through Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) with reference UID/CEC/50021/2013. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.