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Brain scans reveal an internal "dial" that keeps you from getting lost

Human navigation turns out to be less like following a static map and more like tuning a control knob inside the brain. New ...
ExtremeTech

Nobel Prize awarded to scientists for discovering the brain's 'inner GPS' system

2014's Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser, and Edvard Moser for their discovery of the brain's 'inner GPS' system. The prize revolves around their ...
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No GPS in the head: How the brain flexibly switches between internal maps

Since their discovery in 2004, the grid cells in the brain, which are important for our orientation, have been regarded as a kind of “GPS in the head.” However, scientists at the German Cancer ...
Reuters

Nobel Prize for medicine goes to discoverers of brain’s 'inner GPS'

STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - British-American John O'Keefe and Norwegians May-Britt and Edvard Moser won the 2014 Nobel Prize for medicine for discovering the brain's navigation system and giving ...
Science Daily

Glowing neurons let scientists watch the brain work in real time

A new bioluminescent tool allows neurons to glow on their own, letting scientists track brain activity without harmful lasers ...
Harvard Business Review

Training Your Brain to Work More Effectively

A conversation with neuroscientist Mithu Storoni on personal productivity in an AI age. What if the key to efficiency in a world increasingly powered by AI wasn’t quantity, but quality? Neuroscientist ...