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Knowledge junkies

Knowledge junkies

The brain starts craving for a fix.

This motivates humans to maximize the rate of which they absorb knowledge.

Opioid receptors in the brain are linked to comprehension and interpretation of images. The greater the neural activity in this area, the greater the pleasure.

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Amazing scientific insights on why humans learn: a connection between chemicals in our brain and the desire to understand the world around us.

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