Provocative new neurological research suggests that old habits die hard for a reason--they may be woven into the fabric of brain states. We are wired for specific kinds of neural activations very early in life and these habitual responses are automatically activated in daily living, often without conscious awareness. Once they are set, these activation patterns (also known as response states) are likely to continue throughout a person's life For the most part, we don't volunteer for these response states; we simply find ourselves under their influence. When any one of them is activated, we...
Provocative new neurological research suggests that old habits die hard for a reason--they may be woven into the fabric of brain states. We are wired ...