The basal ganglia convert repeated actions into automatic habits

Evidence

Scientists have isolated neurological tissue in our brains, known as the basal ganglia, as the storehouse of our habits. Here our brains convert some of the stuff we do every day into automatic routine. This is called “chunking,” and we rely on these “behavioral chunks” in our daily lives. — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black, 143

Categorization

• XREF: Neuroscientific grounding of habit parallels the reader’s prior sources on embodiment and automaticity.