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A synergetic interpretation of cue-dependent prospective memory

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In this paper, we make a preliminary attempt to approach the phenomenon of prospective memory (PM) from the point of view of Haken’s theory of synergetics that refers to complex, self-organizing systems, in general, and to brain functioning and cognition, in particular. In the following, we consider one form of PM only—the so-called event- or cue-dependent PM. We first interpret cue-dependent PM in terms of synergetics and then applythe mathematical formalism of synergetics.

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  1. Institute for Theoretical Physics, Center of Synergetics, Pfaffenwaldring 57/4, 70550, Stuttgart, Germany

    Herman Haken

  2. ESLab—Environmental Simulation Laboratory (Porter School for Environmental Studies), Department of Geography and the Human Environment, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel

    Juval Portugali

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Haken, H., Portugali, J. A synergetic interpretation of cue-dependent prospective memory. Cogn Process 6, 87–97 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-004-0041-z

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