Neurocognitive geography: exploring the nexus between geographic environments, the human brain, and behavior
We provide perspectives on a novel interdisciplinary field, neurocognitive geography, to integrate the theories and methods of geography and cognitive neuroscience and address the issues of the human–environment nexus. We discuss the intricate interactions between geographic environments and human brains and behaviors, while outlining future research issues and challenges for this emerging field. By providing theoretical foundations and advanced methodologies, neurocognitive geography facilitates society advance the sustainable development goals in sustainable cities, good health and well-being, climate action and reducing regional inequalities.
Authors
- Xiaohong Wan
- Song Gao
- Tianyu Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0888-4053)
- Xi‐Nian Zuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9110-585X)
- Jiaxin Zhang
- Qiao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2153-7758)
- Yu Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1130-168X)
- Tong Qin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5724-2105)
- Weihua Dong
- Zheng Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5191-9348)
- Yulin Wu
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Peking University (CN)
- Beijing Normal University (CN)
- Ghent University (BE)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Science Bulletin
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scib.2025.01.044
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Spatial Cognition and Navigation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.46
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China