Our brains have a built-in GPS! Scientists pinpoint a 'neural compass' that prevents us from getting lost

For many of us, navigating the world seems like an impossible task without our smartphone. A human ‘neural compass’ - which helps prevent us from getting lost has been identified in a new study Image shows which parts of the brain carry signals relating to different aspects of a task. The red blob in the bottom centre of 'Head Angle' shows that parietal brain regions keep track of the neural compass signal. 'We would describe the neural compass as a brain signal that gets sent to many different brain regions involved in navigation,' study author Dr Benjamin J. Griffiths at the University of Birmingham told MailOnline. 'And when we turn at a street corner, the neural compass brain signal tells the brain regions that help us navigate about the turn and allows us to update our direction.'