Hard to break : why our brains make habits stick /

"We all have habits we'd like to break, but for many of us it can be nearly impossible to do so. There is a good reason for this: the brain is a habit-building machine. In Hard to Break, leading neuroscientist Russell Poldrack provides an engaging and authoritative account of the science o...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Poldrack, Russell A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Habit.
Human behavior.
Cognitive psychology.
Neurosciences.
Habits
Behavior
Neurosciences
Habitude.
Comportement humain.
Psychologie cognitive.
human behavior.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The habit machine : why we get stuck. What is a habit
  • The brain's habit machinery
  • Once a habit, always a habit
  • The battle for me
  • Self-control : the greatest human strength?
  • Addiction : habits gone bad
  • Coming unstuck : the science of behavior change. Toward a new science of behavior change
  • Planning for success : keys to successful behavior change
  • Hacking habits : new tools for behavior change.

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