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Implications of Bohmian Quantum Ontology for Psychopathology
University of Skövde, School of Humanities and Informatics.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7838-8293
2010 (English)In: NeuroQuantology, ISSN 1303-5150, Vol. 8, no 1, p. 37-48Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This article discusses the prospects of quantum psychiatry from a Bohmian point of view, which provides an ontological interpretation of quantum theory, and extends such ontology to include mind. At first, we discuss the more general relevance of quantum theory to psychopathology. The basic idea is that because quantum theory emphasizes the role of wholeness, it might be relevant to psychopathology, where breakdown of unity in the mental domain is a key feature. We then discuss the role of information in psychopathology, and consider the connections with quantum theory in this area. In particular, we discuss David Bohm’s notion of active information, which arises in the ontological interpretation of quantum theory, and is suggested to play a fundamental role as the bridge between mind and matter. Some such bridge is needed if we are to understand how subtle mental properties are able to influence more manifest physical properties in the brain (all the way to the molecular and possibly microtubular level), and how changes in those possibly quantum-level physical processes are able to influence higher cognitive functions. We also consider the implications of the notion of active information for psychopathology. The prospects of implementing the Bohmian scheme in neuroquantal terms are then briefly considered. Finally, we discuss some possible therapeutic implications of Bohm’s approach to information and the relation of mind and matter.

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AnKa publisher , 2010. Vol. 8, no 1, p. 37-48
Keywords [en]
Quantum psychiatry, ontological interpretation of quantum theory, active information, Bohm, quantum approaches to consciousness
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Humanities
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Humanities and Social sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-3842ISI: 000275951200004Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-77949909238OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-3842DiVA, id: diva2:307619
Available from: 2010-04-01 Created: 2010-04-01 Last updated: 2017-11-27Bibliographically approved

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