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EPISODE · Feb 28, 2012 · 10 MIN

Mental Maps in the Brain

from Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · host The Naked Scientists

What's your sense of direction like? And how good are you at reading a map? It turns out, these skills are down to two particular regions of the brain that keep track of where you are in relation to a destination and how longs it's going to take you get there. And to find out more, we took to the mean streets of Soho in London... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

What's your sense of direction like? And how good are you at reading a map? It turns out, these skills are down to two particular regions of the brain that keep track of where you are in relation to a destination and how longs it's going to take you get there. And to find out more, we took to the mean streets of Soho in London... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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