# New insight into how our brain perceives places

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**Created:** [October 31, 2018, 2:47am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/new-insight-into-how-our-brain-perceives-places/430 "2018-10-31T02:47:03Z")\
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> **[New insight into how our brain perceives places: One neural system recognizes...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181023162206.htm)**
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> Experiments using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) showed that the brain's parahippocampal place area responded more strongly to a scene recognition task while the occipital place area responded more to a navigation task.

  
Experiments using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) showed that the brain’s parahippocampal place area responded more strongly to a scene recognition task while the occipital place area responded more to a navigation task.