Views of Hayek, Hebb, and Heisenberg: Toward an Approach to Brain Functioning

Erol Başar

A chapter in Hayek in Mind: Hayek's Philosophical Psychology, 2011, pp 13-25 from Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Abstract: Purpose – The conceptual ideas of Hebb, Heisenberg, and Feynman are embedded in the framework Hayek's so-called New Psychology. The present survey tries to bridge these concepts. Methodology – A theoretical and empirical informed approach. Findings – The theory of D. O. Hebb opened the way to “Neurobiology of Learning” in the past century. The S-Matrix theory of Werner Heisenberg and the so-called Feynman Diagrams that consider everything in the path-history of particles opened up new avenues to predict production of elementary particles. This as Hayek proposed or assumed in his theoretical monograph The Sensory Order. Originality/value of paper – Besides Fuster and Edelman few (if any) currently practicing neuroscientists have any knowledge of or appreciation of Hayek's philosophical psychology.

Keywords: Hayek; Hebb; quantum brain; Feynman diagrams (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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