More brain than trait: Decoding the neural pathways of curiosity

Discovery sheds new light on the biological basis of human curiosity and could have far-reaching implications for the understanding and treatment of diseases

22-Feb-2024 - The fascination for the unknown drives progress. Thanks to it, organisms are able to survive in a constantly changing environment. Curiosity therefore essentially shapes human development. But what is behind it? Researchers hypothesize that curiosity is not so much a fixed character attribute, ...