Random Thoughts, Thoughtful Confusions: Old Habits Don't Die

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Friday, October 21, 2005

Old Habits Don't Die

An experiment on rats shows why habits can be made to disappear but can also resurface at a later time given the proper conditions. Old habits don't die. They hibernate. Habitual activity--smoking, eating fatty foods, gambling--changes neural activity patterns in a specific region of the brain when... Sign in to see full entry.

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