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Solo Walkers Prefer Left Turns, Study Finds

6/15/2026

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  • Scientists found that individuals walking alone still tend to turn left, a personal bias reported by University of Tokyo and University of Navarra researchers in Nature Communications.
  • Over 200 solo walkers in a hexagonal arena showed the left-turn preference persisted across handedness, gender, eye dominance and background, and was strongest in younger children.
  • Researchers suggested the bias could inform airport, museum and evacuation-route design, although its neurological cause remains unidentified.