Avances de la neurociencia y sus implicaciones para la ciencia de la información

Sturges, Paul Avances de la neurociencia y sus implicaciones para la ciencia de la información. El profesional de la información, 2015, vol. 24, n. 2, pp. 168-175. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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English abstract

Neuroscience advances and their implications for Information Science. Insights from the recent wealth of popular books on neuroscience are offered to suggest a strengthening of theory in information science. Information theory has traditionally neglected the human dimension in favour of ‘scientific’ approaches often derived from the Shannon Weaver model. Neuroscientists argue in excitingly fresh ways from the evidence of case studies, non-intrusive experimentation and the measurements that can be obtained from technologies that include electroencephalography, positron emission tomography (PET), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and magnetoencephalography (MEG). The way in which the findings of neuroscience intersect with ideas such as those of Kahneman on fast and slow thinking and Csikszentmihalyi on flow, is tentatively explored as lines of connection with information science. It is argued that the beginnings of a theoretical underpinning for current web-based information searching, as opposed to established information retrieval methods, can be drawn from this. It is proposed that collaborative research programmes between neuroscientists and information scientists could be extremely revealing.

Spanish abstract

Algunos elementos que aparecen en libros publicados recientemente sobre neurociencia permiten sugerir un fortalecimiento de la teoría de la ciencia de la información. Tradicionalmente la teoría de la información ha descuidado la dimensión humana a favor de enfoques “científicos” derivados a menudo del modelo Shannon-Weaver. Sin embargo ahora los neurocientíficos discuten acaloradamente sobre evidencias halladas a partir de estudios de casos, experimentación no intrusiva, y medidas obtenidas con tecnologías como electroencefalogramas, tomografía por emisión de positrones (PET), resonancia magnética funcional (FMR) y magnetoencefalografía (MEG). En este artículo se explora cómo se pueden cruzar los descubrimientos de la neurociencia con ideas como el pensamiento rápido y lento de Kahneman, y el flujo de Csikszentmihalyi, todo ello conectado con la ciencia de la información. Se argumenta que se pueden extraer los comienzos de una base teórica para la búsqueda de información en la web actual, contrapuesta a los métodos de recuperación de información establecidos. Se sugiere que programas de investigación con colaboración entre neurocientíficos y científicos de la información podrían ser muy reveladores.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: Neuroscience; Human brain; Mental processes; Thought; Information processing; Consciousness; Subconscious; Information science; Neurociencia; Cerebro humano; Procesos mentales; Pensamiento; Proceso de información; Conciencia; Subconsciente; Ciencias de la información.
Subjects: A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information.
A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information. > AB. Information theory and library theory.
A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information. > AC. Relationship of LIS with other fields .
L. Information technology and library technology > LP. Intelligent agents.
Depositing user: Salvador Trujillo
Date deposited: 23 Mar 2017 08:03
Last modified: 23 Mar 2017 08:03
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/31017

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