{"pk":49524,"title":"A Quantum Statistical Model of Decision Making in a Single-Cell Eukaryote","subtitle":null,"abstract":"The single-celled protist Stentor roselii has long been observed to exhibit complex decision-making behaviors, yet existing machine learning and classical computational models have struggled to replicate its actions. In this paper, we propose a novel quantum-statistical framework to model S. roselii's behavioral responses to environmental stimuli. By leveraging quantum circuits with amplitude dampening and memory effects, we construct a quantum behavioral model that captures the probabilistic and hierarchical nature of S. roselii's decision making. Our results suggest that quantum statistical theory provides a powerful tool for representing and simulating biological decision processes.","language":"eng","license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[{"word":"Biology; Animal cognition; Decision making; Agent-based Modeling; Computational Modeling"}],"section":"Papers with Poster Presentation","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4ph93789","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Jad","middle_name":"","last_name":"Soucar","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Southern California","department":""},{"first_name":"Francis","middle_name":"","last_name":"Steen","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of California","department":""}],"date_submitted":null,"date_accepted":null,"date_published":"2025-01-01T18:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/cognitivesciencesociety/article/49524/galley/37486/download/"}]}