Astrocyte ensembles manipulated with AstroLight tune cue-motivated behavior
Astrocytes, dynamic cells crucial to brain function, have traditionally been overshadowed by the emphasis on neuronal activity in regulating behavi…
Tag: Motivation
Curiosity shapes spatial exploration and cognitive map formation in humans
Cognitive maps are thought to arise, at least in part, from our intrinsic curiosity to explore unknown places. However, it remains untested how cur…
Boredom signals deviation from a cognitive homeostatic set point
Boredom is the feeling of wanting but failing to engage the mind and can be conceived as one among many signals of suboptimal utilization of cognit…