Neurobiological background of exploration geosciences: new methods for data analysis based on cognitive criteria

This volume 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 recognise, integrate and save patterns of information in a shared memory.