[PhilPhys] Harald Walach at the seminar on Psychophysical Entanglement

[uzanpier at numericable.fr]

Seminar on Psychophysical Entanglement

University Paris Diderot, laboratory SPHERE 

Building Condorcet, street Elsa Morante, 4, Paris 75013

 

February 8, room Kandinsky 631B, 16h-18h

 

 

Harald Walach

Medical University Poznan, Poland, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology  

University Witten-Herdecke, Germany, Department of Psychology

hwalac at gmail.com

 

Generalised Quantum Theory – Explorations of Potential Applications and Theoretical Consequences

Some years ago we proposed a generalized version of quantum theory (GQT) to be able to formally deal with empirical situations where incompatible or complementary observables have to be mapped (Atmanspacher, Römer & Walach 2002). This model has since been applied to various empirical situations and its predictions seem fruitful. Among them is the prediction of a generalized version of entanglement that is expected in situations, where systems can be subdivided in subsystems, and there is a set of incompatible observables to describe the system globally and subsystems or part of the systems locally, i.e. where global and local observables are incompatible or complementary. This model can be applied to understand the non-local correlation of mental and physical systems in humans, without any ontological commitment. It can be used to understand coordination achievement of organisms within themselves and between each other. An instance of the first would be extremely quick and precise recognitions of antibodies and antigens in immunology. An example of the second would be the coordination of multi-part organisms like ants that need highly cooperative behavior to move heavy objects, as they do. GQT also predicts correlations between treatment and placebo groups in clinical trials, and this is a robust finding in clinical research with serious consequences for licensing of drugs and understanding of drug and treatment effects. Some novel examples of the applications of the model will be presented, and some data from an experimental model to test the predictions.

                                              

Atmanspacher, H., Römer, H., & Walach, H. (2002). Weak quantum theory: Complementarity and entanglement in physics and beyond. Foundations of Physics, 32, 379-406.

 

 

Program 2017-2018  

 

Novembre 30, room Rothko 412B, 16h-18h 

Rémy Lestienne (CNRS, UPMC) : La solidarité du Monde selon Whitehead et l'intrication quantique. 

 

December, room Valentin 454A, 16h-18h 

Pauline Delahaye (University Paris-Sorbonne): Naissance biologique de l'émotion : le vivre, le dire, s'en souvenir. 

 

11 janvier, salle Malevitch 483A, 16h-18h 

Jean-François Lambert (University Paris 8, ICP) : Le libre arbitre en question -à propos des expériences de Benjamin Libet 

 

 

February 8, room Kandinsky 631B, 16h -18h 

Harald Walach (Poznan Medical University, Poland) : Generalised Quantum Theory – Explorations of Potential Applications and Theoretical Consequences.

 

March 22, room Valentin 454A, 16h-18h 

Thomas Rabeyron (Université de Nantes) : Clinique des expériences exceptionnelles et cognition anomale. 

 

April 5, room Valentin 454A, 16h-18h 

Morgiane Bridou (Université Paris 8) : Les déterminants et répercussions psychologiques de la fibromyalgie.  

 

May 24, room Valentin 454A, 16h-18h 

Arnaud Plagnol (Université Paris 8) : Représentation et bases psychiques du cerveau. 

 

 

Welcome everybody ! 

Pierre Uzan  

 

Laboratory SPHERE, History and Philosophy of Science  

UMR 7219 CNRS, University Paris-Diderot 

Contact: pierre.uzan at paris7.jussieu.fr 

 

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