The Wick in the Candle of Learning: Epistemic Curiosity Activates Reward Circuitry and Enhances Memory
Adults / lifelong learning Motivation and curiosity
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Supports (1)
| Claim | Basis |
|---|---|
| K32 (candidate) | Higher curiosity in a first session correlated with better recall of surprising answers 1-2 weeks later. |
Review state: first-pass draft, pending human review.
Source note
Syntes: The Wick in the Candle of Learning: Epistemic Curiosity Activates Reward Circuitry and Enhances Memory (2009)
Källa: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02402.x (Psychological Science 20(8))
Verified content
- fMRI and behavioural studies with trivia questions (abstract).
- Curiosity correlated with caudate activity; people spent scarce tokens or waiting time to learn answers they were more curious about.
- Higher curiosity in an initial session correlated with better recall of surprising answers 1 to 2 weeks later.
Limits
- Correlational within subjects; small adult samples.
Added 2026-10-16 by the project (broadening, Jonatan approved 2026-10-16); content from the published abstract or well-documented summaries, not a full-text read unless stated.
Metadata as recorded
- ID
- MOT-004
- Tier
- experiment
- Titel
- The Wick in the Candle of Learning: Epistemic Curiosity Activates Reward Circuitry and Enhances Memory
- År
- 2009
- Källa/DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02402.x
- Tidskrift
- Psychological Science 20(8)
- Typ
- peer-reviewed article
- Åldersgrupp
- vuxen-livslangt
- Teman
- motivation-och-nyfikenhet
- Hämtad
- 2026-10-16
- Verifierad
- Crossref metadata (title, authors, year, venue) checked 2026-10-16
The original files (PDF or abstract) are kept in the project archive and are not published here.