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Dark and magical places : the neuroscience of how we navigate
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Dark and magical places : the neuroscience of how we navigate

by Christopher Kemp

This exploration of the neuroscience of human navigation examines how the brain creates internal maps and why individuals frequently lose their way. It analyses the internal systems of supernavigators alongside those experiencing place blindness.

Accession 19783 ISBN 9781788164405 Publisher W. W. Norton & Co.
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