While this doesn't mean humans can abandon GPS, understanding this mechanism could have significant implications for neuroscience, biology, and understanding how the human brain integrates sensory information.
New evidence for a human magnetic sense that lets your brain detect the Earth’s magnetic field 113536
For humans, the new research suggests this sense operates silently beneath our conscious awareness. While we don't "feel" north, our brains may be processing this information in real-time. The Study: Recording Brain Activity While this doesn't mean humans can abandon GPS,
Known scientifically as , this sense allows an animal to detect the magnetic field of the Earth, providing information about direction, altitude, or location. providing information about direction