The agent, a person or thing that can act or produce an effect, learns to select the optimal action through reinforcement learning using reward signals. It makes predictions about its environment ...

When humans repeat specific patterns of behavior on a regular basis, these behaviors can become habits. Some habits, such as exercising in the morning, hygienic rituals, eating healthy or meditation ...

Pop psychology tends to portray all stable behaviours as habitual, as well as implying that forming new habits will always lead to positive long-term change. New analysis by Surrey researchers argues ...

Over the course of four sessions, my patient, Stacey, and I worked toward her goals of sleeping more, checking her email less and spending more quality time with her family. She successfully developed ...