The article explores how the layout of a neighborhood affects how people mentally map their surroundings. By studying residents' hand-drawn maps of Hampstead Garden Suburb in London, researchers found a strong connection between the way people draw their maps and the actual layout of the area. The more interconnected the streets and buildings in the neighborhood, the more accurately residents represented it in their sketches. This suggests that the way we perceive and remember our environment is closely linked to how it is physically arranged.