New York is to the left of Buenos Aires but only when your street cafe faces east: Mental representation underlying navigation

We all know how to navigate through our city of residence and people are remarkably accurate at constructing a map of landmarks. But which way is the map pointing? Is north always up? Recent research highlights the flexibility of mental representations and our ability to re-align them to make navigation more convenient.

Source: Psychonomic Society News - August 28, 2015 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: news