what really is “muscle memory”?

Question

Our muscles don’t have little brains that remember how to move. It has to be a subconscious process, right?

And why is is that sometimes when we slow down to think about a highly practiced action, it becomes more difficult to do?

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Answer 1

it’s actually nerve memory. the more we use a neural pathway, the easier it gets to do it, whether it’s recalling a memory or driving a car. this also explains why thinking about it can make it more difficult; we’re trying to use a different neural pathway for the same action.