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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
81 words
- A team at university studies habits and the brain.
- Many everyday actions begin as choices and plans.
- With time some actions become automatic and fast.
- Scientists long thought habits form slowly with practice.
- The new study used mice and taste cues.
- Mice had acidic water in their home cages.
- A sound cue gave the mice a preferred drink.
- Many mice switched suddenly to habitual responses.
- Brain recordings showed a region may control habits.
- Researchers received new funding to study this controller.
Difficult words
- habit — A repeated action done often without thinking.habits
- automatic — Working without thinking, done quickly.
- cue — A signal that tells someone to act.cues
- region — A part of the brain or area.
- recording — A saved measurement or sound from brain.recordings
- funding — Money given to support research or work.
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Discussion questions
- Do you have a habit you do every day?
- What action do you do without thinking?
- Would you like to learn about the brain?
