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Neurobiological Background of Exploration Geosciences
New Methods for Data Analysis Based on Cognitive Criteria
Introduces the neurobiological background of Earth science disciplines, exploration geophysics, and the development of new brain-based technology methods
Paolo Dell'Aversana (Author)
9780128104804, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 17 July 2017
248 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.7 cm, 0.41 kg
Neurobiological Background of Exploration Geosciences: New Methods for Data Analysis Based on Cognitive Criteria examines the neurobiological background of earth science disciplines. It presents the fundamental features of the human brain that form the cognitive basis of exploration geophysics and investigates how their analysis can drive the development of new brain-based technologies. Crucial aspects of human cognition include the impulse to explore the environment, the ability of our brain to create mental maps and virtual images of the world, and the human ability to recognize, integrate and save patterns of information in a shared memory. Geoscience technology can be made more effective by taking the working neurobiological principles of our brains into account. This book is appropriate for multiple audiences, including neuroscientists, cognitive scientists and geoscientists, presenting both theoretical and experimental results.
Part I: Two (Apparently) Different Worlds1. The Exploratory Brain2. Cognitive Geosciences Part II: Bridging the Gap3. Exploration4. Imaging5. Recognition6. Integration Part III: Brain-Based-Technology and Brain Empowerment 7. Brain-Based Technologies8. Applications to Education in Geosciences9. From Information to Significance10. Neuroplasticity and Brain Empowerment in Exploration Geosciences 11. Epilogue AppendicesAppendix 1. Overview about InversionAppendix 2. Overview about Simultaneous Joint Inversion (SJI)
Subject Areas: Neurosciences [PSAN], Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN]
