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Neural pathways that encode habits persist even after the

Neural pathways that encode habits persist even after the behavior stops — habits cannot be deleted, only suppressed or replaced.

Why This Is an Axiom

This is a foundational claim about how the brain physically stores habitual behavior. It is grounded in neuroscience (Bouton's extinction research, Graybiel's basal ganglia work) and cannot be derived from other axioms in the curriculum. It is the irreducible basis for why habit replacement works and habit deletion does not.

Source Lessons

L-1016

Breaking bad habits requires replacing not just stopping

You cannot delete a habit — you can only replace the routine while keeping the cue and reward.

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