# Let's talk about muscle memory

**URL:** <https://community.typesy.com/t/lets-talk-about-muscle-memory/3760>\
**Category:** The Science of Keyboarding\
**Created:** [April 29, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/lets-talk-about-muscle-memory/3760 "2020-04-29T14:26:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ainegross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@ainegross](https://community.typesy.com/u/ainegross)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/lets-talk-about-muscle-memory/3760/1 "2020-04-29T14:26:00Z")

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What is muscle memory?

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**Author:** ![Arella](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.typesy.com/arella/32/197_2.png) [@Arella](https://community.typesy.com/u/Arella)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/lets-talk-about-muscle-memory/3760/2 "2020-04-29T14:42:57Z")

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Hi!

The science of muscle memory explains that automatic skills develop within a specific brain system responsible for procedural memory.

Best Regards,  
Arella Bernales  
Community Moderator at Typesy

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**Author:** ![Kerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/46a35a/32.png) [@Kerry](https://community.typesy.com/u/Kerry)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/lets-talk-about-muscle-memory/3760/3 "2020-04-29T22:38:22Z")

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Yes! The science of muscle memory is quite fascinating. The motor skills required for typing, when repeated often enough, become logged as procedural memory. This is the part of long-term memory responsible for remembering how to do certain tasks. Once committed to memory, the act of typing becomes similar to activities such as riding a bike or tying your shoes.

Regards,  
Typesy Team