How to Teach Children the Cardinal Directions
Here is a simple and effective tip for teaching children cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west).
How Mental Map Development Affects How We Perceive the Visual World Around Us
A new study is challenging the way scientists look at the brain’s visual and spatial orientation system.
Work on “Inner GPS” in the Brain Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine
Over the course of three decades, two separate research efforts helped unwrap the questions of “how does the brain create a map of the space … Read more
Spatial Orientation and the Brain: The Effects of Map Reading and Navigation
Map reading and orienteering are becoming lost arts in the world of global positioning systems (GPS) and other geospatial technologies. What are the effects of navigation and map reading on the brain?