Muscle Memory – what is actually happening on a cellular level? How is it that my fingers know where the keyboard buttons are without conscious thought?

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Muscle Memory – what is actually happening on a cellular level? How is it that my fingers know where the keyboard buttons are without conscious thought?

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Answer 1

I taught computer applications, word, excel, etc. After very short lectures, I’d get them started on a project, then go around the room helping them. When they were having a problem, I’d ask them to move a bit so I could use the keyboard. They’d say “Can you just tell me?” I would answer “No, because I don’t know. The fingers know.” I was unable to answer questions without my fingers.