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Curiosity shapes brain-like architectures and functions

2026-07-03

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How does complex cognition emerge from simpler underlying processes? We show that two components are sufficient: infant-like curiosity and brain-like biophysical constraints jointly drive the emergence of complex neuronal architectures and cognitive abilities. We first tested curiosity-driven exploration in 275 8-to 15-month-old infants. We then implemented these mechanisms in artificial recurrent neural networks...

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Literature Corpus work: e041f5c7-3600-5c6d-92f8-4dfc8740b29a
DOI: 10.64898/2026.07.02.735826

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