How does the brain navigate through space?
Determination of an unknown trajectory of travel to a past position through reliance upon external or internal cues. Credit: Chiswick Chap, via Wikimedia Commons Let’s say you’ve decided to take a...
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Credit: ines saraviva, via Flikr Researchers from the University of California have reported an interesting twist on how humans navigate in the absence of vision. I recently discussed how past studies...
View ArticleThe woman who couldn’t find her way
In 2009, researchers from the University of British Columbia reported on a case of developmental topographical disorientation. The woman, referred to only as patient 1 (Pt1), is the first reported...
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