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How Does Your Brain Decide Between the Road Not Taken or the Same Old Route?

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How Does Your Brain Decide Between the Road Not Taken or the Same Old Route? Superadmin Thu, 09/03/2026 - 08:38 When was the last time you paid attention to your commute? And I don’t mean a couple of feet in front of you, at the car merging into your lane without a blinker. I mean really paid attention to the route you take. Did you see the landmarks in the distance that make up the city skyline? Did you drive right past the grocery store you promised to stop by at the corner of this Peachtree Street or that Peachtree Street, a struggle Atlanta locals know well ? “Oops! Force of habit,” you might say to yourself as you miss your turn and begin to think about when and where you can turn around. Relying on familiarity can either facilitate or impede daily navigation. As a researcher studying memory and navigation , I aim to understand how the brain supports spatial navigation and what happens if the cognitive mechanisms for choosing the best route home begin to decline, such as during st

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