The Psychology and Neuroscience of Curiosity

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Social neuroeconomics: the neural circuitry of social preferences

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The short-latency dopamine signal: a role in discovering novel actions?

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States of Curiosity Modulate Hippocampus-Dependent Learning via the Dopaminergic Circuit

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