The Lazy Brain
Elisabeth explains how our brains develop shortcuts and heuristics to conserve energy and make predictions based on past experiences, leading to autopilot behavior in familiar tasks. She also discusses the evolutionary advantage of energy efficiency and how chronic stressors can affect our brain's responses.In this clip
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Can we adapt new habits to the degree that we don't think about them and they become automatic in our lives, as discussed in the episode 655: David Eagleman | How Our Brains Construct Reality and the clip Automatized Behaviors?
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