Cognitive Entropy and Cognitive Informatics

In regards to my thoughts on cognitive irreversibility, I think the extant research favors the term, “cognitive entropy“.  I have a lot of reading to do, but I am not yet sure if my particular thoughts have been explicitly addressed.

An interesting paper, here:

http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=buy.optionToBuy&id=2009-22869-014

Also, here:

http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1020230

Apparently, the IEEE has an interest group on Cognitive Informatics.  See also, the International Journal of Cognitive Informatics and Natural Intelligence,

http://www.enel.ucalgary.ca/IJCINI/

Barry Schwartz and the “Paradox of Choice”

This could be an interesting read in both topics of cognition and behavioral economics,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_choice

(note the section, “Why we suffer“, which corresponds to some of the notions I was throwing around in my previous article)

http://www.amazon.com/The-Paradox-of-Choice-ebook/dp/B000TDGGVU

A review and synopsis of the book can be found here,

http://andreagandino.com/journal/2009/cognitive-entropy-the-paradox-of-choice/

In short, we humans are not very fond of possessing too many choices.