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?
In: Biology
Your fingers don’t know. Your brain knows. It’s just not an “explicit memory” but one in your subconciousness.
Your brain remembers the correct letter appears when your finger is in a certain position, and it’s unnecessary to waste thoughts of your conscious mind on such details.
It’s the same with riding a bike. Your brain knows to turn left you have to first steer right and then lean left. Everyone does it like that, but most people don’t even notice it.
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