Rats Reveal Our Internal Navigation Abilities

An investigation shows that rats navigate new spaces simply through observation, improving our understandings of the "internal GPS."

By Sam Walters
Jul 13, 2022 2:00 PM
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Animals and humans are great at getting around. That said, many mysteries remain about the mechanisms involved in our navigation.

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