We speculate that rats with hippocampal lesions transferred their previously acquired habitual responses to the W track, instead of exploring and re-optimizing their behavior according to the new task rules.
In a subgroup of patients drawn from the same population reported in our study, we have previously shown that habitual low dietary salt intake (24hUNa:118 ± 12 mmol) is associated with a significantly increased plasma renin activity when compared with a habitual high dietary salt intake group (24hUNa:271 ± 24 mmol) (4).
In addition, it has previously been demonstrated that habitual active transport may moderate the association between TV viewing and obesity.
In the model proposed by Hölzel and colleagues [ 34] sustained attention and body awareness are proposed as processes by which the meditator identifies and is exposed to habitual reactions and previously avoided or suppressed internal and external experiences.
Activity in the caudate and posterior cingulum is likely to be related to the regulation of habitual responses governed by previously learned rules and hence to monitoring the accuracy of performance [8], [59].
Similar gender differences in habitual physical activity have previously been shown in a paediatric CF population [ 26, 27].
Although we do not have measures of habitual activity, we have previously shown a significant, positive agreement between self-reported physical and V ˙ O 2 max in healthy, older women [ 41].
This result is in accordance with previously published studies, which have reported that habitual breakfast consumption is more beneficial than skipping breakfast with regard to cognitive performance and academic achievement in both children and adolescents [ 7, 8, 21].
I've previously waxed lyrical in these pages about Phil Lord and Chris Miller, habitual redeemers of iffy ideas: they made The Lego Movie work, after all.
A link between habitual sleep patterns and functional connectivity has previously been observed, and the effect of sleep duration on the brain's intrinsic functional architecture may provide a link between sleep status and cognition.
