Curiosity, the intrinsic motivation to investigate and gain information, is fundamental to human intelligence. However, like other cognitive capacities that ...

Scientific Data - Dataset of cortical and subcortical single neuron activity during value-based tasks in macaque monkey

Nature Human Behaviour - Biba et al. show that episodic memory encoding fluctuates at a theta rhythm of 3–10 Hz.

The Center for Scientific Integrity, the nonprofit organization behind Retraction Watch, is proud to announce the launch of The Ctrl-Z Award. This annual award is designed to recognize and celebrate s...

In 1946, Tolman et al. reported that rats could take a novel shortcut to a goal after training on an indirect route, supporting the Cognitive Map theory. However, a review of subsequent Sunburst maze...

How the brain adapts its representations to prioritize task-relevant information remains unclear. Here, the authors show that both monkey brains and deep learning models stretch neural representations...

Human attention is typically studied under static laboratory conditions, yet everyday cognition unfolds during active interactions with the built envi…

Many marine species are no strangers to the depths of the oceans. Some animals, like certain sharks, tuna, or turtles, routinely perform extreme dives, whereas for other species, such behavior has…

Claudia Hammond, Major Tim Peake and panel discuss the psychology of curiosity.

Novel object recognition tasks are commonly used to assess memory in rodents. These tests rely on an innate preference for exploring objects that are new or have been moved or changed. However, this p...

Virtual reality research reveals that curiosity is key in spatial memory and mental map formation.