Topographical cretinism - a disease or harmless strangeness?

Topographical cretinism - the inability to navigate the terrain - is still a mystery that has yet to be studied. Doctors persist in refusing to recognize him as a disease and advised to treat with a sense of humor. Scientists-neurophysiologists hold the opinion that this is nothing but a violation of the work of a specific area of the brain.

Experts formed a definition, from which it follows that topographical cretinism is an absolute inability to navigate the terrain, sometimes accompanied by fear of getting lost. Most often they suffer from women, as well as a small percentage of men.

Thanks to research, it was possible to find out that this feature was inherent in people at all times. Striking examples of this are Columbus, who accidentally discovered America, and Kutuzov and Napoleon, who incorrectly compiled their maps of the terrain of the battle.

In the modern world, people suffering from such a feature as topographical cretinism, it is not easy. Huge megacities with branched streets, complex road junctions and architecturally identical houses make life difficult for them. Unfortunately, there are no courses or trainings that can give these people knowledge and practical orientation skills.

Scientific experiments have shown that people discover this feature in their youth. Before that, their inability to orientate themselves on the terrain is written off as a child's age. Why are people born with such an unusual spatial perception as topographical cretinism, whose symptoms are weaker in some, and stronger in others? In other words, one finds it difficult to navigate only in unfamiliar places, while others memorize the route from house to work for months.

There are several reasons for topographical cretinism.

The reason is gender, i.e. Sex. It is believed that the difference in the spatial perception of men and women was laid by ancient people. Male hunters left far away from home and developed a habit of remembering the terrain. Women, guardians of the hearth, spent time at home and went away from him only accompanied by a man.

The reason is genetic. This means that if a mother has topographic cretinism, then most likely, at least one of her children will inherit it.

Stress, experienced in childhood. Psychotherapists believe that children, lost or lost on the street, always remember a sad event.

Sometimes the reason is simply a lack of desire to reach the goal yourself. When testing with couples, many women immediately passed the initiative to the man, following him, even if he was wrong.

Neuroscientists say that with a poorly developed spatial perception, one can cope. But for this you need patience and the development of some skills in yourself.

Ability to draw, especially, three-dimensional objects. The ability to visually fix all the objects that are in front of the eyes. Walking along the street, try to remember as many objects as possible during the movement. Try not to use modern GPS tools, but to find the way yourself. To study the map of the terrain, draw a small section into memory, and then go through it.

Good results are given to lessons with children in drawing and reading maps of the area. These children, becoming adults, do not experience problems with orientation, and topographical cretinism does not threaten them.