Exploratory behaviour towards novel objects is associated with enhanced learning in young horses

Abstract The mechanisms underlying individual variation in learning are key to understanding the development of cognitive abilities. In humans and primates, curiosity has been suggested as an important intrinsic factor that enhances learning, whereas in domesticated species research has primarily id...

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Main Authors: Janne Winther Christensen, Line Peerstrup Ahrendt, Jens Malmkvist, Christine Nicol
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ba53f2fea65a4b4980dc6f81b59746fe
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