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Automatic behaviour: efficient not mindless.

L L Saling1, J G Phillips

  • 1Department of Psychology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia. Lauren.Saling@med.monash.edu.au

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|May 15, 2007
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Automaticity in human cognition is redefined from fast processing to efficient, economical processing. Functional imaging reveals reduced brain activation, not increased, as automaticity develops, suggesting new basal ganglia circuitry.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Automaticity is central to human performance and cognition theories.
  • Current definitions of automaticity suffer from circularity and inconsistency.
  • Existing models often equate automatic processing with faster processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a new conceptualization of automaticity.
  • To challenge the notion that automaticity is solely faster processing.
  • To investigate the neural correlates of automaticity.

Main Methods:

  • Review of theoretical accounts of automaticity.
  • Analysis of functional imaging studies.
  • Proposal of a neural circuitry model for automaticity.

Main Results:

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  • Automaticity is characterized by efficiency and economy, not necessarily speed.
  • Functional imaging shows reduced global brain activation with automaticity.
  • Activation shifts from cortical to subcortical areas, including the basal ganglia.

Conclusions:

  • Automaticity represents an efficient mode of processing, distinct from mere speed.
  • Neural evidence supports a shift towards subcortical processing with automaticity.
  • The basal ganglia's direct pathways may underpin automatic processing circuits.