Our brains take rhythmic snapshots of the world as we walk – and we never knew

  • Written by: Matthew Davidson, Postdoctoral research fellow, lecturer, University of Sydney
Our brains take rhythmic snapshots of the world as we walk – and we never knewBlazej Lyjak/Shutterstock

For decades, psychology departments around the world have studied human behaviour in darkened laboratories that restrict natural movement.

Our new study, published today in Nature Communications, challenges the wisdom of this approach. With the help of virtual reality (VR), we have revealed previously hidden aspects of...

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