# Question about muscle memory

**URL:** <https://community.typesy.com/t/question-about-muscle-memory/3054>\
**Category:** The Science of Keyboarding\
**Created:** [April 22, 2020, 6:39am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/question-about-muscle-memory/3054 "2020-04-22T06:39:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![benjamencoles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@benjamencoles](https://community.typesy.com/u/benjamencoles)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 6:39am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/question-about-muscle-memory/3054/1 "2020-04-22T06:39:11Z")

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What is muscle memory and how is it related to typing?

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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 22, 2020, 7:37am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/question-about-muscle-memory/3054/2 "2020-04-22T07:37:21Z")

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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 23, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/question-about-muscle-memory/3054/3 "2020-04-23T01:03:14Z")

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It’s true! After enough repeated practice, your finger muscles will memorize the positions of each key, allowing you to reach out to specific keys when typing without looking or even having to think of it much at all.

The key is practice. The only way for your muscles to respond automatically in an activity like typing is to practice often enough - the practicing of _good_ habits - to develop strong motor skills, allowing those abilities to become part of your long-term memory.

Once typing is committed to muscle memory, performing the act becomes as automatic as blinking!

Regards,  
Typesy Team

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**Author:** ![AGM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@AGM](https://community.typesy.com/u/AGM)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.typesy.com/t/question-about-muscle-memory/3054/4 "2020-05-13T14:22:01Z")

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Muscle memory is a form of procedural memory that involves consolidating a specific motor task into memory through repetition, which has been used synonymously with motor learning. When a movement is repeated over time, a long-term muscle memory is created for that task, eventually allowing it to be performed with little to no conscious effort. This process decreases the need for attention and creates maximum efficiency within the motor and memory systems. Examples of muscle memory are found in many everyday activities that become automatic and improve with practice, such as riding a bicycle, typing on a keyboard, entering a PIN, playing a musical instrument, poker, martial arts or even dancing