Up to 65 percent of our daily behaviors occur habitually—but how habits form remains difficult for researchers to understand ...

Studying – you know you need to do it, but you just can’t seem to make it a habit. Maybe you forget, become distracted or just don’t want to do it. Understanding what a habit is, and how it forms, can ...

Recent research from Georgetown University suggests that a subtle shift in a single brain protein—KCC2—can send your dopamine ...

How are your New Year’s resolutions going? According to conventional wisdom, it takes 21 days for a habit to form, and so those habits put into practice at the beginning of the year should have sunk ...

We’re now just about a month into the new year and, although it isn’t sentient, I’m acutely aware that my notes app list of ...

A shift in a single brain protein can reshape how cues turn into habits, opening new possibilities for treating addiction and neurological disorders.

ADELAIDE, Australia — If you’ve ever tried to start a new healthy habit — whether it’s going to the gym, flossing regularly, ...

At the start of every year, millions vow to get fit, save money, or finally learn French, armed with the dubious belief that 21 days of sheer willpower will transform them into gym rats, financial ...