Curiosity Literally Rewires Your Brain
š§ Neuroscience shows that thirst for knowledge lights up the same areas of the brain as thirst for water.
Curiosity is not a luxury. Itās a biological need.
And the more you follow it, the more your brain forms new pathwaysāhello neuroplasticity.
āļø "When we thirst for knowledge, our brain acts just like when we thirst for water.ā
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