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Experimental Research Examining How People Can Cope with Uncertainty Through Soft Haptic Sensations
Published on: September 16, 2015
Novelty, uncertainty, and the looming horizon
Cameron D Hassall1, Laurence T Hunt1
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK.
Abstract:
Novelty and uncertainty are powerful drivers of exploration that are often conflated. In this issue of Neuron, Cockburn and colleagues dissociate the two and report a key interaction: close to task termination, novel options appear much more attractive relative to uncertain options.
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