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Curiosity is starting to seem like an important motivation for learning. If we can understand more about how it works, maybe we can encourage it.
Jennifer Bussell
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Neural Roots of Curiosity Explored, interview with Ashley Yeager, Simons Foundation, April 25, 2016; Two complete consecutive closing sentences from her answer about future neuroscience questions. Her tentative framing is retained; not presented as a settled scientific finding. Entire interview read
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Neural Roots of Curiosity Explored, interview with Ashley Yeager, Simons Foundation, April 25, 2016
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