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Scientists discover the brain chemical that helps you break bad habits

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What backs it

Peer-reviewed research demonstrating acetylcholine's role in cognitive flexibility during habit-breaking, tested through controlled mouse maze experiments with measurable behavioral outcomes and pharmacological intervention (acetylcholine blocking) producing predicted results

What it doesn’t mean

Mouse model findings do not automatically translate to human behavior; does not identify therapeutic applications or treatment timelines; does not explain full mechanism of habit formation or other neurotransmitters involved

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