Neuroscientist explains why bad habits are hard to break

The video explores the challenges of maintaining New Year's resolutions by examining the nature of habits. It explains how habits are deeply ingrained in our neural circuitry, particularly involving the basal ganglia and the dorsal striatum. The video discusses the stimulus-response learning process and offers strategies for breaking bad habits and forming good ones. It emphasizes starting small, being patient, and using community support to build new habits effectively.

What are New Year's resolutions and why do people struggle to stick to them?

Explain the difference between implicit and explicit memories.

What role do the basal ganglia play in habit formation?

Describe the process of how habits are formed according to the text.

What strategies can be used to break bad habits?

How can one build new good habits effectively?

Discuss the importance of patience in habit formation.