The Map in Our Head Is Not Oriented North: Evidence from a Real-World Environment

Tad T. Brunyé; Heather Burte; Lindsay A. Houck; Holly A. Taylor

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0135803

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The Map in Our Head Is Not Oriented North: Evidence from a Real-World Environment

Tad T. Brunyé ,

* E-mail: Thaddeus.t.Brunye.civ@mail.mil

Affiliations Center for Applied Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Psychology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America, Cognitive Science Team, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Heather Burte,

Affiliation Department of Psychology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Lindsay A. Houck,

Affiliations Center for Applied Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Psychology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America, Cognitive Science Team, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Holly A. Taylor

Affiliations Center for Applied Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Psychology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America
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The Map in Our Head Is Not Oriented North: Evidence from a Real-World Environment

Tad T. Brunyé,
Heather Burte,
Lindsay A. Houck,
Holly A. Taylor

Published: September 9, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135803

About the Authors

Tad T. Brunyé

* E-mail: Thaddeus.t.Brunye.civ@mail.mil

Affiliations Center for Applied Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Psychology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America, Cognitive Science Team, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, Massachusetts, United States of America

Heather Burte

Affiliation Department of Psychology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America

Lindsay A. Houck

Holly A. Taylor

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TTB HB HAT. Performed the experiments: LAH. Analyzed the data: TTB HB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HB. Wrote the paper: TTB HB LAH HAT.

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