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Inside the Brain’s Navigation System: How Nobel Laureates Revealed Its Mysteries

Andrei Mihai

Inside the Brain’s Navigation System: How Nobel Laureates Revealed Its Mysteries

Believe it or not, humans are really good at navigation. That's what enabled us to navigate the world's oceans and landmasses; it allowed us to find our way in vast spaces and create compact, navigable areas such as modern cities. But what gives us this innate navigation ability has eluded scientists for the longest time, and was ultimately awarded a Nobel Prize in 2014.

Speed Cells – Tacho im Hirn

Stephanie Hanel

Speed Cells – Tacho im Hirn

Neue Forschung der Nobelpreisträger May-Britt und Edvard MoserNeue Forschung der Nobelpreisträger May-Britt und Edvard Moser

Speed cells – Speedometer in the brain

Stephanie Hanel

Speed cells – Speedometer in the brain

New research by Nobel Laureates May-Britt and Edvard MoserNew research by Nobel Laureates May-Britt and Edvard Moser

Stefano Sandrone

“We are beginning to understand how cognition works”: Double interview with John O’Keefe and Edvard Moser

Two 2014 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine about childhood, dream jobs and the next big thing in neuroscience.

Stefano Sandrone

Nobel Prize 2014: Seahorses, navigation and love

7 things to know about the 2014 Laureates in Physiology or Medicine and their research.