curiosity rewires brain

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Curiosity Rewires the Brain (SBQ)
Curiosity enhances learning by activating the brain’s dopaminergic reward system, particularly the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and hippocampus. When you're curious, your brain releases dopamine, which not only increases motivation but also strengthens memory formation. This rewiring promotes deeper learning and improved information retention—even for unrelated material encountered during a curious state. Over time, repeated curiosity-driven exploration can lead to more flexible thinking and greater cognitive resilience.

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SPEECH VOWEL CONSONANT CHOKING 

You form that sound into vowels by manipulating the shapes of your

mouth and throat, and cut it into consonants with your teeth, tongue, and

lips. The low position of the larynx makes this possible. If it’s higher up, at

the same level with the nostrils as we see in other apes, you could make

noise, but the ability to shape that sound into words would be severely

limited. That’s why it’s nearly impossible to get a dog, chimpanzee, or other

mammal to form speech-like words. They can still communicate, of course,

with a bark or a grunt, but the rich sonic landscape of human language is

out of reach. Our ancestors were so social, so cooperative, that the

evolutionary benefits of better communication outweighed the increased

risk of choking to death. Choking is the price we pay for the ability to

speak.

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