Book
You are here : why we can find our way to the Moon but get lost in the mall
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385528061
- ISBN: 038552806X
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Physical Description:
print
328 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. - Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, c2009.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published as: Where am I? Toronto : HarperCollins, 2009. "What science says about our spatial intelligence and how it shapes our connections to nature, cities, homes, and virtual worlds" -- Dust jacket subtitle. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-321) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Lost and found -- Why ants don't get lost at the mall : how humans and animals navigate space. Looking for targets : simple tactics for finding our way that we share with all other animals ; Looking for landmarks : how we search for the invisible by using the visible ; Looking for routes : how we try to keep track of where we are by noting where we have been ; Maps in the world : how expert navigators use specialized senses to find their way ; Maps in mouse minds : the mental maps of space possessed by animals ; Muddled maps in human minds : the peculiar nature of our mental maps and what it says about how we understand space -- Making your way in the world today : how our mind shapes the places where we work, live, and play. House space : how our mental maps influence our behavior inside our homes ; Working space : how the geography of our mind influences our habits of work and play ; City space : how knowing (or not knowing) our place influences life in the city ; Cyberspace : how the nature of our mind makes it possible for us to live in electronic places ; Greenspace : how the features of our spatial brain influence our connections to, and neglect of, our natural environment ; The future of space. |
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| Subject: | Space perception Orientation (Physiology) Orientation (Psychology) Animal orientation Cognitive maps (Psychology) Geographical perception |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | QP 491 .E45 2009 | 30538500 | General Collection | Available | - |