October 10, 2017
Piquing Curiosity Is A Memory Enhancer
I was listening to an episode of the Tell Me Something I Don't Know podcast, and an interesting concept came up from a study in the 1980's. According to CalTech Behavioral Economics Professor Colin F. Camerer, students were asked trivia questions while their brains were being scanned for activity. Scientists were able to map out where curiosity lies within our brains…