Mental compass: New evidence suggests humans can sense Earth's magnetic field

Magnetoreception, or the ability to sense the Earth's magnetic field, pops up throughout the animal kingdom, but it's generally thought to be something humans missed out on. But maybe we can after all. New research out of Caltech has found changes in human brain wave activity that seems to be in response to a changing magnetic field.

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Category: Biology

Tags:

• Caltech
• Earth
• Magnetic
• Magnetic field
• Neuroscience
• Sensory

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