The I Index

Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation

Maybe someday

33

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

49/100

Critics

17/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Christopher Kemp

Publisher:

W. W. Norton & Company

Date:

January 25, 2022

How the brain helps us to understand and navigate space—and why, sometimes, it doesn't work the way it should.

What The Reviewers Say

Tony Miksanek,
Booklist
Tantalizing subject matter sprouts up throughout: the internal compass, the reaction of brain waves to the Earth’s magnetic field, dead-reckoning.
Ragan OMalley,
Library Journal
Chock-full of scientific information conveyed by a skilled storyteller, Kemp’s book is recommended for readers interested in the neurological differences between those who have an internal compass and those who get hopelessly lost..

Publishers Weekly
[A] sharp survey.

Kirkus
This short book delivers an expert education in how the brain guides us.