The Limbic Reward System lights up when curiosity

The Limbic Reward System lights up when curiosity is piqued. curiosity (noun) BPL-ESL JULY 10, 2015

meaning of curiosity Curiosity (from Latin curiosus "careful, diligent, curious, " akin to cura "care") is a quality related to inquisitive thinking such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident by observation in human and animal species. Curiosity is heavily associated with all aspects of human development, in which derives the process of learning and desire to acquire knowledge and skill. The term "curiosity" can also be used to denote the behavior or emotion of being curious, in regards to the desire to gain knowledge or information. Curiosity as a behavior and emotion is attributed over millennium as the driving force behind not only human development, but developments in science, language, and industry.

curious children Curious children gather around photographer looking at her camera Children peer over shoulders to see what their friends are reading

morbid curiosity A crowd mills around the site of a car accident in 1980.

expressions with curiosity killed the cat Proverb. Being curious can get you into trouble. (Often used to warn someone against prying into other's affairs. ) die of curiosity Fig. to experience a strongly felt need to know about something