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167. Is GPS Changing Your Brain?

No Stupid Questions

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Allocentric Navigation and Human Perception of Directions

The text humorously discusses the challenges of navigation and highlights the exceptional allocentric navigation sense of the author's husband. It explores how humans and birds navigate, mentioning that scientists are intrigued by birds' navigation abilities. The author's husband uses cues such as shadow length and moss on trees to determine direction. Allocentric navigation involves a top-down perspective, contrasting with egocentric navigation, which is relative to oneself.

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