Claire. Posted April 28, 2017 #1 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Study demonstrates how humans navigate through doorways and not into walls You walk into a wedding reception at a hotel. To your left, you see the entrance to the ballroom. To the right, there's an enormous painting of an evergreen forest. Behind you is the exit to the hotel lobby. But without stopping to think, you walk through the door straight ahead, into the event's open bar. Researchers know that there is no cognitive load for navigating new spaces—the human visual system instantly determines the navigational possibilities. But given all the spatial information presented by a new environment, how does the brain know it can walk through the door to the bar, but that it cannot navigate through the painting? Read more: MedicalXpress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted April 28, 2017 #2 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Because when I try to walk through a wall, It just hurts. Doors hurt less. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted April 28, 2017 #3 Share Posted April 28, 2017 I don't manage to achieve this with surprising frequency. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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