RTG 2906 Curiosity will comprise of thirteen PhD projects, each of which is assigned to a primary research area, with links to other research areas:
Research Area A: When are we curious?
Projects in Research Area A examine the common denominators of situations in which individuals display curiosity and the factors underlying differences in the extent to which curiosity manifests across species and across development.
Research Area B: Why are we curious?
Projects in Research Area B seek to understand why individuals display curiosity by examining potential positive and negative consequences of curiosity-driven behaviour.
Research Area C: How are we curious?
Projects in Research area C examine the neuropsychological and neurocomputational mechanisms underlying curiosity in order to simulate biological curiosity in neural network models of cognitive function.