curiosity
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Curiosity is the desire to learn and understand things, often symbolized by humanity's exploration of space and use of telescopes to investigate the unknown. It matters because it drives people to seek knowledge and discover new things about the world around them.
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- Causes
- Curiosity-driven behavior
- Theories
- Curiosity-drive theory
- Optimal-arousal theory
- Cognitive-consistency theory
- Integration of the reward pathway into theory
- Role of neurological aspects and structures
- Motivation and reward
- Nucleus accumbens
- Caudate nucleus
- Anterior cortices
- Cortisol
- Attention
- Striatum
- Precuneus
- Memory and learning
- Hippocampus and the parahippocampal gyrus
- Amygdala
- Early development
- Curiosity as a virtue
- Impact from disease
- Social curiosity
- Morbid curiosity
- State and trait curiosity
- Curiosity in artificial intelligence
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb|upright=1.4|Space and telescopes have been a quintessential symbol for curiosity.
Curiosity (from Latin , from "careful, diligent, curious", akin to "care") is a quality related to inquisitive thinking, such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident in humans and other animals. Curiosity helps human development, from which derives the process of learning and desire to acquire knowledge and skill.