Our every day routines can become so ingrained that we perform them automatically, such as taking the same route to work daily. Some behaviors, such as smoking or biting your fingernails, become so habitual that we can't stop even if we want to. Although breaking habits can be hard, MIT neuroscientists have now shown that they can prevent them from taking root in the first place, in rats learning to run a maze to earn a reward. The researchers first ...Saturday 29 June 2013
Breaking Habits Before They Take Roots
Our every day routines can become so ingrained that we perform them automatically, such as taking the same route to work daily. Some behaviors, such as smoking or biting your fingernails, become so habitual that we can't stop even if we want to. Although breaking habits can be hard, MIT neuroscientists have now shown that they can prevent them from taking root in the first place, in rats learning to run a maze to earn a reward. The researchers first ...
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