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Don't always depend on GPS. Your sense of direction will thank you

NPR
Yes, it's possible to get around without relying on your phone, say navigation experts. The first step is to let go of your fear of getting lost.
5 months ago

Visual features are processed before navigational affordances in the human brain | Scientific Reports

Nature
We found a temporal processing hierarchy: navigational affordance is processed later than the other scene features (2D, 3D, and semantic) investigated.
7 months ago

Why do some people always get lost?

Knowable Magazine
Research suggests that experience may matter more than innate ability when it comes to a sense of direction.
6 months ago

Navigation research often excludes the environment. That’s starting to change

Science News
Participants “navigating” on a lab computer have shaped navigation knowledge. Studies that add in the environment challenge those findings.
4 days ago

How to improve your sense of direction

BBC
Some people can strike off on any journey with no guide except their 'pigeon senses'. How do they do it? And can this ability be learned?
7 months ago

Slight male navigational advantage likely due to cultural differences, researchers find

Phys.org
The slight advantage males have in navigation ability is likely due to differences in the ways male and female children are raised.
8 months ago

Men may be better at directions than women, but new study says this isn’t due to an evolutionary advantage, as long believed

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Research has shown that men tend to have better navigational skills than women, but a new study shows it may be due to a different reason than some people...
8 months ago

Why learn navigation? The case for a map and compass

Advnture
Learn navigation with the traditional tools of maps and compasses in a world of GPS-enabled tech and map apps. Let us explain.
7 months ago

The future of robotics: Brain-inspired navigation technologies paving the way

Tech Xplore
This new frontier, known as brain-inspired navigation technology, integrates insights from neuroscience into robotics, offering enhanced capabilities and...
1 month ago

Brain-inspired navigation technology for mobile robots

Tech Explorist
Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have developed a brain-inspired navigation technology that integrates insights from neuroscience into...
1 month ago