Neurobiological Background of Exploration Geosciences

New Methods for Data Analysis Based on Cognitive Criteria
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-0-12-810480-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 410 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Neuroscientists, Earth scientists, and cognitive scientists, neurobiologists, geoscientists, post-doctoral fellows, researchers, graduate students and researchers in biological and biomedical sciences, geology, geophysics, neurobiology, and the cognitive sciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dell'Aversana, Paolo

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Neurobiologie, Verhaltensbiologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
• Geowissenschaften Geologie GIS, Geoinformatik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Datenanalyse, Datenverarbeitung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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)

Über Autor(innen)

Dell'Aversana, Paolo
Dr. Dell'Aversana has degrees in Geology, Physics, and the Philosophy of Science and Aesthetics. He began his career in geophysics in 1988 working in industry. He then worked as temporary researcher at the Department of Geophysics and Volcanology at Naples University. He has held the position of Technical Leader and Senior Geophysicist in Eni SpA since 2002. He is an expert in joint inversion of multi-disciplinary geophysical data, borehole electromagnetics, rock physics, and seismic tomography. He was selected for the 2004 EAGE programme of Distinguished Lecturers and for the 2014/2015 EAGE Student Lecture Tour in Europe. Dr. Dell'Aversana has published 30 extended abstracts, 40 papers, and 2 scientific books, one of which is Elsevier's Cognition in Geosciences: The Feeding Loop between Geo-disciplines, Cognitive Sciences and Epistemology (2013).