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Cardiff University: Cardiff, GB

2019-02 to present | Sir Henry Dale Fellow (Psychology)
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Matthias Gruber

Cardiff University: Cardiff, GB

2016-09 to 2019-01 | COFUND Fellow/ Principal Investigator (Psychology)
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Matthias Gruber

University of California Davis: Davis, CA, US

2011 to 2016 | Postdoctoral Scholar
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Matthias Gruber

Education and qualifications (2)

University College London: London, GB

2007 to 2011 | PhD (Cognitive Neuroscience)
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Matthias Gruber

University of Regensburg: Regensburg, DE

2001 to 2007 | MSc (Experimental Psychology)
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Works (19)

Curiosity shapes spatial exploration and cognitive map formation in humans.

Communications psychology
2024-12-30 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1038/s44271-024-00174-6
PMID: 39738810
PMC: PMC11685098
Contributors: Danlu Cen; Teichert E; Carl J Hodgetts; Matthias Gruber
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Matthias Gruber

Curiosity Satisfaction Increases Event-related Potentials Sensitive to Reward.

Journal of cognitive neuroscience
2024-05-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_02114
PMID: 38307129
Contributors: Rüterbories T; Mecklinger A; Eschmann KCJ; Crivelli-Decker J; Ranganath C; Gruber MJ
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Matthias Gruber

States of epistemic curiosity interfere with memory for incidental scholastic facts.

NPJ science of learning
2024-03-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41539-024-00234-w
PMID: 38499583
PMC: PMC10948872
Contributors: Nicole E. Keller; Carola Salvi; Emily K. Leiker, PhD; Gruber MJ; Joseph Dunsmoor
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Matthias Gruber

Curiosity and mesolimbic functional connectivity drive information seeking in real life.

Social cognitive and affective neuroscience
2023-02-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsac050
PMID: 35975900
PMC: PMC9452113
Contributors: Kathrin CJ Eschmann; Pereira DFMM; Valji A; Dehmelt V; Matthias Gruber
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Matthias Gruber

Anticipation of novel environments enhances memory for incidental information.

Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.)
2021-07-15 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1101/lm.053392.121
PMID: 34266990
PMC: PMC8284314
Contributors: Danlu Cen; Christos Gkoumas; Matthias Gruber
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Matthias Gruber

Curiosity in childhood and adolescence - what can we learn from the brain.

Current opinion in behavioral sciences
2021-06-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2021.03.031
PMID: 34435085
PMC: PMC8363506
Contributors: Gruber MJ; Yana Fandakova
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Matthias Gruber

States of curiosity and interest enhance memory differently in adolescents and in children

Developmental Science
2021-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1111/desc.13005
Part of ISSN: 1363-755X
Part of ISSN: 1467-7687
Contributors: Yana Fandakova; Matthias Gruber
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Matthias Gruber

Temporal proximity to the elicitation of curiosity is key for enhancing memory for incidental information.

Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.)
2021-01-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1101/lm.052241.120
PMID: 33452112
PMC: PMC7812865
Contributors: Murphy C; Dehmelt V; Yonelinas AP; Ranganath C; Gruber MJ
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Matthias Gruber

How Curiosity Enhances Hippocampus-Dependent Memory: The Prediction, Appraisal, Curiosity, and Exploration (PACE) Framework

Trends in Cognitive Sciences
2019-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2019.10.003
Part of ISSN: 1364-6613
Contributors: Matthias J. Gruber; Charan Ranganath
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Matthias Gruber

Curiosity-driven memory enhancement persists over time but does not benefit from post-learning sleep.

Cognitive neuroscience
2018-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/17588928.2018.1513399
PMID: 30124373
Contributors: Stare CJ; Gruber MJ; Nadel L; Ranganath C; Gómez RL
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Matthias Gruber via Europe PubMed Central

Theta Phase Synchronization between the Human Hippocampus and Prefrontal Cortex Increases during Encoding of Unexpected Information: A Case Study.

Journal of cognitive neuroscience
2018-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01302
PMID: 29952700
Contributors: Gruber MJ; Hsieh LT; Staresina BP; Elger CE; Fell J; Axmacher N; Ranganath C
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Matthias Gruber via Europe PubMed Central

Learning facts during aging: the benefits of curiosity.

Experimental aging research
2018-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/0361073x.2018.1477355
PMID: 29787342
Contributors: Galli G; Sirota M; Gruber MJ; Ivanof BE; Ganesh J; Materassi M; Thorpe A; Loaiza V; Cappelletti M; Craik FIM
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Matthias Gruber via Europe PubMed Central

Alpha Oscillations during Incidental Encoding Predict Subsequent Memory for New "Foil" Information.

Journal of cognitive neuroscience
2018-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01234
PMID: 29324072
PMC: PMC6042834
Contributors: Vogelsang DA; Gruber M; Bergström ZM; Ranganath C; Simons JS
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Matthias Gruber via Europe PubMed Central

Post-learning Hippocampal Dynamics Promote Preferential Retention of Rewarding Events.

Neuron
2016-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.01.017
PMID: 26875624
PMC: PMC4777629
Contributors: Gruber MJ; Ritchey M; Wang SF; Doss MK; Ranganath C
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Matthias Gruber via Europe PubMed Central

States of curiosity modulate hippocampus-dependent learning via the dopaminergic circuit.

Neuron
2014-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.08.060
PMID: 25284006
PMC: PMC4252494
Contributors: Gruber MJ; Gelman BD; Ranganath C
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Matthias Gruber via Europe PubMed Central

Hippocampal activity patterns carry information about objects in temporal context.

Neuron
2014-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.01.015
PMID: 24607234
PMC: PMC3984944
Contributors: Hsieh LT; Gruber MJ; Jenkins LJ; Ranganath C
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Matthias Gruber via Europe PubMed Central

Expected reward modulates encoding-related theta activity before an event.

NeuroImage
2012-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.07.064
PMID: 22917987
PMC: PMC3518780
Contributors: Gruber MJ; Watrous AJ; Ekstrom AD; Ranganath C; Otten LJ
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Matthias Gruber via Europe PubMed Central

When anticipation aids long-term memory: what cognitive and neural processes are involved?

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience
2011-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.6369-10.2011
PMID: 21430135
Contributors: Galli G; Bauch EM; Gruber MJ
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Matthias Gruber via Europe PubMed Central

Voluntary control over prestimulus activity related to encoding.

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience
2010-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0915-10.2010
PMID: 20660262
PMC: PMC2929460
Contributors: Gruber MJ; Otten LJ
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Matthias Gruber via Europe PubMed Central
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