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rotation and navigation, anecdotal
My husband and I both work in video game development. He builds 3d character models, and I texture them. He has significantly greater ability to visualize and rotate objects in 3d than I have; of course, he has more ability to do this than just about anybody. It's his job, and he's at the top of his field.
On the other hand, he can't navigate his way out of a paper bag. When we go somewhere together, I drive because it's easier than telling him where to turn constantly. If we walk in our own neighborhood, two turns and he's lost.
Ironically, he was a Pathfinder in the Army.
I'm thinking that mental rotation and navigation have nothing to do with each other.