On January 27, 2025, Professor Dong Weihua's research group from the Faculty of Geographical Science published an online paper titled "Neurocognitive Geography: Exploring the Nexus Between Geographic Environments, the Human Brain, and Behavior" in Science Bulletin.

The abstract of the paper is as follows:

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.

The source of the paper:

T. Yang, T. Qin, J. Zhang, Z. Dong, Y. Wu, X. Wan, Y. Liu, S. Gao, X-n. Zuo, Q. Wang, W. Dong, Neurocognitive geography: exploring the nexus between geographic environments, the human brain, and behavior, Science Bulletin (2025), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scib.2025.01.044