Childhood socio-economic status (SES), a measure of the availability of material and social
resources, is one of the strongest predictors of lifelong well-being. Here we review evidence …

The efficiency of the memory system lies not only in its readiness to detect and retrieve old
stimuli but also in its ability to detect and integrate novel information. In this review, we …

E-retailers have recently devoted novel forms of communication tools, such as augmented
reality applications, to create a hedonic experience for customers and motivate them to …

There are well-understood psychological limits on our capacity to process information. As
information proliferation—the consumption and sharing of information—increases through …

Traditional factors that once explained men's sexual difficulties appear insufficient to account
for the sharp rise in erectile dysfunction, delayed ejaculation, decreased sexual satisfaction …

Dopamine neurons are thought to encode novelty in addition to reward prediction error (the
discrepancy between actual and predicted values). In this study, we compared dopamine …

Understanding the receiving side of creativity has both scientific and practical value.
Creativity can add value to organizations after it is perceived, evaluated, and eventually …

The scientific study of animal affect (emotion) is an area of growing interest. Whilst research
on mechanism and causation has predominated, the study of function is less advanced. This …

Notions of surprise and novelty have been used in various experimental and theoretical
studies across multiple brain areas and species. However,'surprise'and 'novelty'refer to …

Motivational relevance can prioritize information for memory encoding and consolidation
based on reward value. In this review, we pinpoint the possible psychological and neural …