How your brain tells you where you are

Summary

“How do you remember where you parked your car? How do you know if you’re moving in the right direction? Neuroscientist Neil Burgess studies the neural mechanisms that map the space around us, and how they link to memory and imagination.”

Filmed November 20111 at TEDSalon London 2011
Uploaded to YouTube on February 6, 2012 by TED

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