Attention constitutes the initial stage of exploratory behavior, motivated by amygdalic operation-composed of the interplay between anxiety,113 which impels caution in the face of novelty-threat, and hope, which compels approach to novelty-promiseY4 Caution-regulated approach allows for the update of memory in the form of skill and representation. Exploration-updated memory inhibits the production of apriori affect. On familiar ground-in explored territory-we feel no fear (and comparatively little curiosity).
