Psychology Researchers Show that Mental Compass and Map are Separate Systems

In a new study in mice, Penn Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology researchers have shown that animals’ internal map and compass systems work independently. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study was led by graduate students Joshua Julian and Alexander Keinath, Assistant Professor of Psychology Isabel Muzzio, and Professor of Psychology Russell Epstein.

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