In a 2014 study, Mathias Gruber, Bernard Gelman, and Charan Ranganath used fMRI to investigate what curiosity does to the brain. They found that when people felt very curious about a soon- to-be-received answer, this increased activity in which brain regions?
A)Hippocampus and Amygdala
B)Left-Hippocampus and Right-Amygdala
C)Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex and Hippocampus
D)Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex and Motor Cortex
E)Ventral Tegmental Area and Nucleus Accumbens

Question

In a 2014 study, Mathias Gruber, Bernard Gelman, and Charan Ranganath used fMRI to investigate what curiosity does to the brain. They found that when people felt very curious about a soon- to-be-received answer, this increased activity in which brain regions? 
A)Hippocampus and Amygdala 
B)Left-Hippocampus and Right-Amygdala 
C)Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex and Hippocampus 
D)Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex and Motor Cortex 
E)Ventral Tegmental Area and Nucleus Accumbens

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The study found that curiosity increases activity in the Ventral Tegmental Area and Nucleus Accumbens, which are associated with the brain's reward system.

In a 2014 Study, Mathias Gruber, Bernard Gelman, and Charan