Lost? Evidence That Sense of Direction Is Innate

Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 15:40 in Psychology & Sociology

Not everyone has a perfect sense of direction , whether they would like to admit it or not. But two new studies have found that even baby rats have a basic spatial framework in their brains ready to use as soon as they leave the nest for the first time--which is much earlier than had previously been documented. [More] Recreation - Health - Medicine - Language acquisition - Learning

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