11/17/22

Why Are We Curious?

Sources -


- Comparison of cranial ontogenetic trajectories among great apes and humans:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15183670/

- Ontogenetic study of the skull in modern humans and the common chimpanzees: neotenic hypothesis reconsidered with a tridimensional Procrustes analysis:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11953945/

- Does our curiosity change as we age?:
https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/developing-curiosity/0/steps/154565

- Metabolic costs and evolutionary implications of human brain development:

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1323099111

- Curiosity and Exploration: Facilitating Positive Subjective Experiences and Personal Growth Opportunities:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15327752jpa8203_05

- Six Surprising Benefits of Curiosity:

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/six_surprising_benefits_of_curiosity

- Bowlby J. Attachment, communication, and the therapeutic process. A secure base: Parent-child attachment and healthy human development. New York: Basic Books; 1988.

- Hamilton PhD D. Cracking the curiosity code: The key to unlocking human potential. Gatekeeper press. Columbus, Ohio: Dr. Diane Hamilton; 2018.

Previous

What Makes Us Morbidly Curious?