# "Human spatial memory is made up of numerous individual maps"

**URL:** https://discourse.numenta.org/t/human-spatial-memory-is-made-up-of-numerous-individual-maps/5156
**Category:** Numenta Theory
**Created:** [January 8, 2019, 12:49pm UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/human-spatial-memory-is-made-up-of-numerous-individual-maps/5156 "2019-01-08T12:49:08Z")
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### Author: ![yousef](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.numenta.org/yousef/32/5031_2.png) [@yousef](https://discourse.numenta.org/u/yousef)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2019, 12:49pm UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/human-spatial-memory-is-made-up-of-numerous-individual-maps/5156/1 "2019-01-08T12:49:08Z")

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This was posted on hackernews today, immediately reminded me about Numenta’s work.

> **[Orientation Without a Master Plan - Max Planck Neuroscience on Nautilus](http://maxplanck.nautil.us/article/351/orientation-without-a-master-plan)**
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> Spatial memory is something we use and need in our everyday lives. Time for morning coffee? We head straight to the kitchen and know where to find the coffee machine...