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Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation

Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation

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  • Create Date：2022-02-12 16:21:39
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Christopher Kemp
  • ISBN：1324005386
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Reviews

Brendan Brooks ，

Brain science for those interested in brain science！ How humans navigate space and how the brain works to help or hinder。

Kristine ，

Dark and Magical Places by Christopher Kemp is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in early January。This books goes over neuroscientific ways of looking at cognitive maps， evolutionary psychology， and internal processes of navigation & object/location， and is illustrated on and off by the woman who was lost in the forests of Maui in 2019， the way a lab rat can find its way through a maze and use variations when the path to stimuli is blocked （even to rehearse and dream about possible routes throu Dark and Magical Places by Christopher Kemp is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in early January。This books goes over neuroscientific ways of looking at cognitive maps， evolutionary psychology， and internal processes of navigation & object/location， and is illustrated on and off by the woman who was lost in the forests of Maui in 2019， the way a lab rat can find its way through a maze and use variations when the path to stimuli is blocked （even to rehearse and dream about possible routes through real and imagined mazes）， a robot’s ability to compute and find connections within variables， but not feel or intuit， and Kemp's experiences in interviewing and researching with people in the field of cognitive studies and neuroscience。 Though it may not be assembled in the most cohesive， chapter-cooperative way， a lot can be learned and marveled-at from reading this book。 。。。more

Anna ，

The subtitle to this book is actually the main subject of “Dark and Magical Places”。 Focus on “The Neuroscience of Navigation” because you will read a lot about how different parts of the brain are involved in how we find our way around。 The author， Christopher Kemp， admits that he has gotten lost driving in his own neighborhood; passed his own house。 Kemp tells the stories of people who have gotten lost and were never found alive again。 And some who were found weeks later， alive。 The questions The subtitle to this book is actually the main subject of “Dark and Magical Places”。 Focus on “The Neuroscience of Navigation” because you will read a lot about how different parts of the brain are involved in how we find our way around。 The author， Christopher Kemp， admits that he has gotten lost driving in his own neighborhood; passed his own house。 Kemp tells the stories of people who have gotten lost and were never found alive again。 And some who were found weeks later， alive。 The questions is， “Why are some people clueless about navigating their world and others have no problems whatsoever？” Neuroscientists have done research， which is ongoing， on this question and discovered brain regions that work together to help us navigate。 Much of the book takes concentration to really grasp the discussions on the brain but you will find that one of the tips to being a better navigator is to pay attention。 Read the book and do both。 。。。more

Kat ，

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book。 All of the opinions given are my own and have been given nothing for my review。

Cjkemp ，

I wrote it。