A Thirst for Knowledge: Grounding Curiosity, Creativity, and Aesthetics in Memory and Reward Neural Systems

Autor/inn/en	Kenett, Yoed N.; Humphries, Stacey; Chatterjee, Anjan
Titel	A Thirst for Knowledge: Grounding Curiosity, Creativity, and Aesthetics in Memory and Reward Neural Systems
Quelle	In: Creativity Research Journal, 35 (2023) 3, S.412-426 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kenett, Yoed N.) ORCID (Humphries, Stacey) ORCID (Chatterjee, Anjan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-0419
DOI	10.1080/10400419.2023.2165748
Schlagwörter	Creativity; Aesthetics; Personality Traits; Memory; Brain; Information Seeking; Discovery Learning; Problem Solving; Semantics; Neurology; Executive Function; Rewards + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kreativität; Ästhetik; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Gedächtnis; Gehirn; Informationserschließung; Entdeckendes Lernen; Problemlösen; Semantik; Neurologie; Reward; Belohnung
Abstract	Curiosity, creativity, and aesthetics are typically studied separately. The extent to which they share psychological and neural mechanisms is not well understood, despite all being linked to broader personality characteristics like Openness to Experience and are driven by a desire for information and knowledge. Here, we review evidence and advance the hypothesis that creative and aesthetic experiences depend on curiosity as a driver of information-seeking and exploratory behavior because they are exemplars of situations that highlight gaps in knowledge or require problem finding and solving. At the psychological level, we link curiosity, creativity, and aesthetics to Openness to Experience and to ones' semantic memory. We demonstrate how Openness is a critical personality trait in enhancing curious behaviors, as well as creative and aesthetic acts. Furthermore, we highlight the role of semantic memory in such information-seeking behavior, leading to knowledge acquisition. At the neural level, we examine the neurobiological underpinnings of these constructs in relation to the mesolimbic dopaminergic reward system, as related to information-seeking. Finally, we link creativity and aesthetic experience and discuss how stages of art viewing and making relate to curiosity. Thus, we argue that information-seeking, the key behavior attributed to curiosity, motivates both creative and aesthetic activities. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01