Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have shown that temperament is strongly
influenced by more than 700 genes that modulate associative conditioning by molecular …

The focus of this review is on driving neuroplasticity in a positive direction using evidence-
based interventions that also have the potential to improve general health. One goal is to …

Experimental studies of learning suggest that human temperament may depend on the
molecular mechanisms for associative conditioning, which are highly conserved in animals …

Cross-species research suggests that exploratory behaviors increase during adolescence
and relate to the social, affective, and risky behaviors characteristic of this developmental …

Organisms learn from prediction errors (PEs) to predict the future. Laboratory studies using
small financial outcomes find that humans use PEs to update expectations and link …

This paper investigates the plausibility of novelty–variety as a potential basic psychological
need in a series of three studies. Using criteria proposed by Baumeister and Leary (Psychol …

Background Mobile dietary self-monitoring methods allow for objective assessment of
adherence to self-monitoring; however, the best way to define self-monitoring adherence is …

Across the lifespan, individuals frequently choose between exploiting known rewarding
options or exploring unknown alternatives. A large body of work has suggested that children …

Social robots, understood as the category of embodied robots extending into social domains
through reciprocal social interaction, are still a practical novelty in most of these domains …

For many years, neuroscientists have investigated the behavioural, computational and
neurobiological mechanisms that support value-based decisions, revealing how humans …