Monkey Brains Signal The Desire To Explore

Sticking with what you know often comes at the price of learning about more favorable alternatives. Managing this trade-off is easy for many, but not for those with conditions such as Alzheimer's disease or obsessive-compulsive disorder who are trapped in simple routines. Using brain scans in monkeys, researchers are now able to predict when monkeys will switch from exploiting a known resource to exploring their options.

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