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The more curious we are about a topic, the easier it is to learn information about that topic.

 

From Learning & The Brain Society:

Curiosity changes the brain to enhance learning

Medical News Today

  

New research published online in the Cell Press journal Neuron provides insights into what happens in our brains when curiosity is piqued. Investigators discovered that curiosity motivated learning, and increased activity in the hippocampus, a brain region that is important for forming new memories, as well as increased interactions between the hippocampus and the reward circuit. "So curiosity recruits the reward system, and interactions between the reward system and the hippocampus seem to put the brain in a state in which you are more likely to learn and retain information, even if that information is not of particular interest or importance," explains principal investigator Dr. Charan Ranganath.

Via iPamba, Mark E. Deschaine, PhD

By Jonah Newman and Soo OhJune 13, 2014

"Before Harvard and MIT released data last month on their first 16 edX MOOCs, we already knew a few things: Millions of people register for massive open online courses, though far fewer receive certificates of completion. Most MOOC participants already have a college degree, even those outside the United States. But there was a lot we didn’t know, especially about who took different types of MOOCs and how much of the course content they viewed. This information may be valuable to those looking to design and lead successful MOOCs. Here’s what we’ve learned from this first data release covering more than half a million students."

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