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Benjamin Gardner

London, university of surrey
As seen in: Color Research & Application, MSN UK, Wiley Online Library, PBS, ScienceDirect, BMJ Open, MDPI, Taylor & Francis Online, The Conversation, Thorax and
Reader in Psychology, University of Surrey. I don't tweet much. #healthpsychology #habit #behaviourchange #sedentarybehaviour
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The neural correlates of physical exercise-induced general cognitive gains: A systematic review and meta-analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies

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By Benjamin Gardner, Razieh Sistani Nezhad, Mohammad Z. Kabir
| ScienceDirect
The neural correlates of physical exercise-induced general cognitive gains: A systematic review and meta-analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies Author links open overlay panelGeng Li a , Haishuo Xia a b , Gesi Teng a , Antao Chen a c 1 2 Show more Highlights • Physical exercise enhances cognitive task performance with brain activation increases mainly in the bilateral precuneus.
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Most of your actions are driven by habit, not thought – here’s why that’s not a bad thing

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By Benjamin Gardner
| Inkl
fizkes/Shutterstocl Reaching for our phones upon waking, standing in the same point on the station platform, sneaking in a sweet treat after the evening meal – we all have habits that shape our lives. But you may underestimate the power habits have in your life. Our new study shows that the majority of actions people take in a day are carried out on autopilot. Habitual behaviour is made up of the things that we do without thinking, prompted by our environment and learned through repeated enactment.
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Most of your actions are driven by habit, not thought – here’s why that’s not a bad thing

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By Benjamin Gardner
| MSN UK
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