Curiosity shapes spatial exploration and cognitive map formation in humans
Abstract Cognitive maps are thought to arise, at least in part, from our intrinsic curiosity to explore unknown places. However, it remains untested how curiosity shapes aspects of spatial exploration in humans. Combining a virtual reality task with indices of exploration complexity, we found that p...
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Main Authors: | Danlu Cen, Eva Teichert, Carl J. Hodgetts, Matthias J. Gruber |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-12-01
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Series: | Communications Psychology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-024-00174-6 |
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