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Curiosity in cognitive aging

Description: Curiosity is an intrinsic motivational driver of behaviour that shapes our experiences. While the importance of curiosity during development and young adulthood has received great attention, its role in cognitive aging remains underexplored. Curiosity has the potential to promote cognitive stimulation to build protective resources that mitigate against cognitive decline. The aim of this project is to provide the first systematic evidence to reveal the positive effect of curiosity on cognition in older age, supporting its potential to promote healthy cognitive aging.

Funder: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

Funding type: grant

Funder scheme: SGW Open Competitie XS Pilot 2022-2023 ronde 3

Start date: 2023-10-01

End date: 2025-02-19

Investigator: Iris Wiegand

Institution: Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

Topic: Psychological and Educational Research Studies

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Funded outputs count: 2

Funder award ID: 406.XS.03.021

OpenAlex ID: G1635960875

A common signal-strength factor limits awareness and precise knowledge of multiple moving objects across the adult lifespan

2026 · Iris Wiegand, Igor S. Utochkin, et al. · Cognition · 1

Individual differences in trait curiosity influence hybrid search speed across the adult lifespan

2025 · Iris Wiegand, Isabel Donkers, et al. · Acta Psychologica