Preface |
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I TWO (APPARENTLY) DIFFERENT WORLDS |
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1.1 A Small-Scale Exploration Case History |
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1.3 Lessons Learned 7 References |
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2.1 Integrating Rational and Emotional Brains |
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2.2 Human and Mammalian Brain: An Overview |
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2.3 Exploration Geosciences: An Overview |
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2.4 Exploration From a Cognitive Point of View |
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29 | (1) |
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3.2 Neurobiological Background |
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3.3 Exploration, Seeking, and Spatial Thinking |
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3.5 Summary and Final Remarks 59 References |
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4.3 Neurobiological Background |
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4.5 Summary and Final Remarks |
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5.2 Neurobiological Background |
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5.4 Summary and Final Remarks |
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6.2 Neurobiological Background |
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6.4 Summary and Final Remarks |
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III BRAIN-BASED-TECHNOLOGIES AND BRAIN EMPOWERMENT |
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7 Brain-Based Technologies |
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7.1 Introduction: From Neurosciences to Innovative Technologies |
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7.2 Soft Computing Techniques: A Brief Overview |
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7.3 Optimizing Visual Cognition |
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7.4 Multimodal---Multisensory Analysis |
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7.6 Summary and Final Remarks |
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8 Applications to Education in Geosciences |
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8.2 Applications to Seismology |
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8.3 Multimedia and Hypermedia in Geosciences |
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8.4 Hyperposters in Geosciences |
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8.5 Summary and Final Remarks |
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9 From Information to Significance |
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9.2 Significance in Geosciences |
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9.3 Significance in Neurosciences |
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9.4 From Semantic Theories to Semantic Technologies |
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9.5 Semantic Systems and Semantic Entropy |
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9.6 Summary and Final Remarks |
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10 Neuroplasticity and Brain Empowerment in Exploration Geosciences |
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10.2 The Brain That Changes Itself |
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10.3 Neuroplasticity: Principles and Implications |
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10.4 Brain Connectivity: Mechanisms and Enhancements |
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208 | (3) |
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10.5 Neuroplasticity and Exploration Geosciences |
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10.6 Summary and Final Remarks |
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Appendix 1 Overview About Inversion |
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Appendix 2 Overview About Simultaneous Joint Inversion |
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Index |
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