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Dark and Magical Places
Book • 2022
Christopher Kemp's 'Dark and Magical Places' explores the neuroscience of navigation, revealing how our brains help us understand and navigate space.
The book delves into brain regions like place cells and grid cells, which orient us.
Kemp examines how the brain plans routes, recognizes landmarks, and ensures we navigate our environment effectively.
Drawing from various examples, from supernavigators to individuals with place blindness, he illustrates the myriad ways humans find their way.
The book also connects the brain’s complex functions to the effects of diseases like Alzheimer’s and traumatic brain injuries on our perception of the world.
The book delves into brain regions like place cells and grid cells, which orient us.
Kemp examines how the brain plans routes, recognizes landmarks, and ensures we navigate our environment effectively.
Drawing from various examples, from supernavigators to individuals with place blindness, he illustrates the myriad ways humans find their way.
The book also connects the brain’s complex functions to the effects of diseases like Alzheimer’s and traumatic brain injuries on our perception of the world.
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Christopher Kemp, "Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation" (Norton, 2022)
