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Curiosity and Hunger Are Driven by the Same Brain Regions
Curiosity and Hunger Are Driven by the Same Brain Regions
Researchers tease out the effects of the two cravings by having participants gamble for the chance to satisfy them.
Researchers tease out the effects of the two cravings by having participants gamble for the chance to satisfy them.
risk taking, neuroscience
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