Force of habit

• Autores: Teal Burrell
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3056, 2016, págs. 30-34
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • With advances in neuroscience, it is now possible to peer inside the brain as it goes about its business, which means for the first time people are building an accurate picture of just what happens to brain circuitry when a new habit is formed. The first challenge in understanding habits is getting to grips with what one actually is. Scientifically, habits are defined fairly broadly as actions performed routinely in certain contexts and situations, often unconsciously. Burrell explores what makes one habit stronger than another