Andrew Huberman· PhD
And I should highlight that this isn't just about rewiring habits for sake of the anorexic. These are also the same types of mechanisms that one would want to incorporate in order to rewire any habit of any kind.
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The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
And I should highlight that this isn't just about rewiring habits for sake of the anorexic. These are also the same types of mechanisms that one would want to incorporate in order to rewire any habit of any kind.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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What's going to work. What's going to work is intervening in the neural circuitry. That's related to the habit itself.
And it turns out that the brain areas associated with habit formation and execution are the best point of intervention.
And turns out that habits. And the way that we build and break and rebuild new habits is one of the most effective treatments for anorexia.