How the brain navigates cities

ScienceDaily
Oct 18, 2021, 11:25 am156 pts
A study suggests our brains are not optimized to calculate the shortest possible route when navigating on foot. Instead, pedestrians use vector-based navigation, choosing 'pointiest' paths that point most directly toward their destination, even if the routes are longer.

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