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The study opens the door to further research on how this hidden sense interacts with our other senses and whether it can be consciously heightened.

While this doesn't mean humans can abandon GPS, understanding this mechanism could have significant implications for neuroscience, biology, and understanding how the human brain integrates sensory information.

New evidence for a human magnetic sense that lets your brain detect the Earth’s magnetic field

The study opens the door to further research on how this hidden sense interacts with our other senses and whether it can be consciously heightened.

While this doesn't mean humans can abandon GPS, understanding this mechanism could have significant implications for neuroscience, biology, and understanding how the human brain integrates sensory information.

New evidence for a human magnetic sense that lets your brain detect the Earth’s magnetic field