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Striatal Habit Consolidation

Meaning

The neurobiological process by which a frequently repeated, goal-directed action transitions into an automatic, context-driven routine that is executed with minimal conscious awareness or cognitive effort, a process largely mediated by the dorsal striatum. This consolidation is the final, crucial stage of sustainable health behavior change, where the action becomes hardwired into the nervous system, making it highly resistant to disruption and no longer reliant on prefrontal cortex resources.