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Sequential thinking may come from ancient navigation circuits

Our sequential thinking might come from ancient navigation circuits. Early creatures needed to follow ONE path at a time to survive. Now we "navigate" through thoughts the same way - one route at a time. That's why chess players can only visualize one move sequence, not multiple parallel futures.

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