M1 or M2
Information
IJN
Laboratory:

Institut Jean Nicod

Address

Pavillon Jardin, 29 rue d'Ulm
75005 Paris

Team
Disorientation
Theme
Spatial cognition and navigation
Length of internship
4-6
Language
English
Colons in the Americas replaced indigenous names (typically descriptive, orientation supporting) with colonial names (blind to landscape features). We want to assess the cognitive import of the replacement, against the historical background. As a start: https://inuitplaces.org/index.html, work by Claudio Aporta on Inuit trails.