Charan Ranganath

I mean, yes, neuroplasticity does change as you get older, but it doesn't account for the degree to which sometimes people can get stuck and set in their ways. And, you know, your example of the scientists is such a beautiful example because I look at the scientists who don't get stuck in their ways, right? And they constantly challenge their beliefs.

I mean, yes, neuroplasticity does change as you get older, but it doesn't account for the degree to which sometimes people can get stuck and set in their ways. And, you know, your example of the scientists is such a beautiful example because I look at the scientists who don't get stuck in their ways, right? And they constantly challenge their beliefs.

I mean, yes, neuroplasticity does change as you get older, but it doesn't account for the degree to which sometimes people can get stuck and set in their ways. And, you know, your example of the scientists is such a beautiful example because I look at the scientists who don't get stuck in their ways, right? And they constantly challenge their beliefs.

They surround themselves with a diverse group of people who stimulate them, and they're also open to prediction error. That is they're open to saying something could be violating my knowledge of the world or my understanding of the way the world works. So here's just an example and this is – I know I'm going to be free associating all over the place.

They surround themselves with a diverse group of people who stimulate them, and they're also open to prediction error. That is they're open to saying something could be violating my knowledge of the world or my understanding of the way the world works. So here's just an example and this is – I know I'm going to be free associating all over the place.

They surround themselves with a diverse group of people who stimulate them, and they're also open to prediction error. That is they're open to saying something could be violating my knowledge of the world or my understanding of the way the world works. So here's just an example and this is – I know I'm going to be free associating all over the place.

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Get into that. But it's like one of the coolest studies that we ever did and I totally credit my postdoc, Matthias Gruber, for this. He came into my lab recently. He's originally German, came in from University College London, and he told me he wanted to study curiosity and its effect on memory. I'm like, this is just – I am being totally closed-minded. I said, this is just a dumb topic.

Get into that. But it's like one of the coolest studies that we ever did and I totally credit my postdoc, Matthias Gruber, for this. He came into my lab recently. He's originally German, came in from University College London, and he told me he wanted to study curiosity and its effect on memory. I'm like, this is just – I am being totally closed-minded. I said, this is just a dumb topic.

Get into that. But it's like one of the coolest studies that we ever did and I totally credit my postdoc, Matthias Gruber, for this. He came into my lab recently. He's originally German, came in from University College London, and he told me he wanted to study curiosity and its effect on memory. I'm like, this is just – I am being totally closed-minded. I said, this is just a dumb topic.

You know, it's – everybody knows if you're curious about something, you'll remember it better. It's just because you're interested, right? So he said, no, no, no. This is really interesting. And so he did this experiment. And I got on board with it. We really kind of collectively, it was just this beautiful thing where I was exposed to something new and I got excited about it.

You know, it's – everybody knows if you're curious about something, you'll remember it better. It's just because you're interested, right? So he said, no, no, no. This is really interesting. And so he did this experiment. And I got on board with it. We really kind of collectively, it was just this beautiful thing where I was exposed to something new and I got excited about it.

You know, it's – everybody knows if you're curious about something, you'll remember it better. It's just because you're interested, right? So he said, no, no, no. This is really interesting. And so he did this experiment. And I got on board with it. We really kind of collectively, it was just this beautiful thing where I was exposed to something new and I got excited about it.

And so the idea was we would give people these trivia questions. And so it's kind of like a pub quiz, right? You sit in a pub quiz. Sometimes you get a question and it's like, I don't know the answer. Sometimes you get it and you go, I know it. Sometimes you go, I don't know, but. God, I really need to know the answer to this. And you get this itch, right?

And so the idea was we would give people these trivia questions. And so it's kind of like a pub quiz, right? You sit in a pub quiz. Sometimes you get a question and it's like, I don't know the answer. Sometimes you get it and you go, I know it. Sometimes you go, I don't know, but. God, I really need to know the answer to this. And you get this itch, right?

And so the idea was we would give people these trivia questions. And so it's kind of like a pub quiz, right? You sit in a pub quiz. Sometimes you get a question and it's like, I don't know the answer. Sometimes you get it and you go, I know it. Sometimes you go, I don't know, but. God, I really need to know the answer to this. And you get this itch, right?

Or sometimes your listeners, I mean, they're probably very curious people. That's why they listen to this. And maybe some of them go to your show notes afterwards because they want to learn more, right? So we actually scan people's brains using functional MRIs. And so we scan them when they get questions, and sometimes they had said, I'm really curious to find out the answer to these questions.

Or sometimes your listeners, I mean, they're probably very curious people. That's why they listen to this. And maybe some of them go to your show notes afterwards because they want to learn more, right? So we actually scan people's brains using functional MRIs. And so we scan them when they get questions, and sometimes they had said, I'm really curious to find out the answer to these questions.