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mainstream science acknowledges Quantum effects
As you know we believe that Quantum effects are what powers animal navigation. It is only now that mainstream science is beginning to acknowledge that this may be the case. Much work needs to be done but this very interesting link shows where we are heading. Our hero Tristan Gooley (www.naturalnavigator.com) sent me this link. He…
The Compass Within – Sense of direction
Article in Nature volume 18 number 4 April 2015 This is a very important piece of work which begins to bring us to an understanding how a sense of direction works and which is NOT magnetic based. We at animalnav.org know that this “sense of direction” must be crucial for navigation so Simon Raggett’s (one…
Magnetoreception – the ability to sense the Earth’s magnetic field
David Keays is one of the mega stars of animal navigation research and has spent a life time trying to work out how magnetism might work. Here is a summary of his latest work: Magnetoreception is the ability to sense the Earth’s magnetic field, which is used for orientation and navigation. Behavioural experiments have shown…
Navigation Networks in the Brain
Professor Kate Jeffery of University College London gave the annual address to the Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN) this year (2014). This article published in RIN’s Navigation News is, for me, a seminal step forward in describing the parameters of animal navigation and building a structure to delve deeper into how navigation might work. Her idea that…
Does the geomagnetic field intensity affect the flight path of homing pigeons?
Analysis of GPS recorded tracks of intact trigeminal sectioned pigeons. Conditioning studies have shown that the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve is functionally involved in the perception of the geomagnetic field intensity. However, homing experiments conducted in the field with homing pigeons demonstrated that trigeminal mediation of magnetoreception is neither necessary nor sufficient for…
Gravity and Gyro effects are the basis of animal navigation by Antonio Nafarrate
Antonio Nafarrate has developed a fascinating new model of how animals navigate based on the forces of Gravity and the use of “gyros” by animals to orientate themselves. We agree that the idea of the magnet field as a navigational aid is increasingly being shown to be unlikely. This is the introduction for his longer…