What is muscle memory?
Muscle memory refers to doing a specific action repeatedly until it becomes second nature, and you don't have to think about doing it anymore. The first time you try something (like catching a ball), you really have to concentrate. Just watch a todler or someone who doesn't play sports try to catch a baseball. But if you play baseball for a full season, catching a ball will become a lot easier, that's due to muscle memory. You don't have to think about the specific actions you need to take to catch the ball, you just think 'catch the ball' and it happens. Some people get so good that they don't even think 'catch the ball', they can't help _but_ catch the ball if it's thrown towards them. Same thing with swimming, ice skating, skiing, playing piano, martial arts.., pretty much any physical activity. The reason is because when you repeatedly do specific physical tasks, your brain stores those tasks for easy access later on. There are cases of people who have had brain injuries where they cannot improve at physical tasks because the area of their brain where muscle memory is stored is either damaged or cut off from the rest of the brain. Imagine practicing and practicing and never getting any better, at anything... freaky.
Muscle Mimicry: is it possible?
Hi, Photographic memory does exist. But it has little to do with mimicry UNLESS you are talking about nonconscious mimicry. Please see reference below Yes, some animals are excellent at mimicry...seeing something only once/sensing it only once, but this talent is usually specific to certain areas or ranges of the animals environment. And, it is instinctual not learned. Some talk of muscle memory, that is different than mimicry. If you wish to learn to mimic, then again it should be from a master of that particular area...it is a specific not general possibility. As the person was explaining about Kung Fu... or Tai Chi. Also, muscle mimicry is an unusual way to say it...could you be more specific and actually say what your trying to get at? Now if you are talking about this below: that is replication and not instinctual mimicry Monica replicates several advanced martial arts moves after seeing Jason Scott Lee do the same moves in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. (Fight or Flight) heroeswiki.com/index.php?title=Muscle_mi...
Is muscle memory really important when it comes to drawing?
To an extentI think it really helps as a reference for drawing. What I mean by that is the curves of the muscle. Let me provide an example. When ever you reach for something, next time pay attention. Stop yourself at that pose and look at how your arms look, the way of the curve, the way your fingers are posed. That all comes into muscle memory. Your muscles do their thing after some time, why not look at them do it. When ever I am sketching hands (which I have a huge problem with doing) I’ll stop my hand in its stance, holding the pencil or not and take a photo of it or make someone else do it. Not only with your phone but your mind as well, because what if your phone is dead? I’m sure there’s other things that muscle memory takes play in but I use it for this naturally occurring action. I hope this was of some help and thank you for reading.
Can sleep deprivation mimic ADHD like symptoms, muscle spasms, and make you irritable in bright light?
I am giving you a link to a site about medical problems. The link goes to effects of sleep deprivation and includes ADD as one of those: Sleep Habits: More Important Than You ThinkI don’t know about muscle spasms, but it is common for computer geeks who stare at computer screens in a dark room for many hours to have difficulty with bright lights. One of the nicknames for people like this is, “troglodytes” (cave dweller) because of the light problem.You get two out of three so far. I think you need to start working on getting more sleep. I ran across a saying in Spanish, that I liked. I believe it may apply to you. It goes something like, “When a cat has you under it’s paw, don’t look for the other paws.”In case you are worrying about some other health problem, you should probably go see a doctor.
Can you lose/forget 'muscle memory'?
Recent studies at UCLA say forgotten memories are more influential on our daily actions than the ones we remember. E. Bjork 2003 Muscle memory consolidation involves the continuous evolution of neural processes after practicing a task has stopped. The exact mechanism of motor memory consolidation within the brain is controversial; however, most theories assume that there is a general redistribution of information across the brain from encoding to consolidation. Hebb's rule states that “synaptic connectivity changes as a function of repetitive firing.” In this case, that would mean that the high amount of stimulation coming from practicing a movement would cause the repetition of firing in certain motor networks; presumably leading to an increase in the efficiency of exciting these motor networks over time. Though the exact location of muscle memory storage is not known, studies have suggested that it is the inter-regional connections that play the most important role in advancing motor memory encoding to consolidation, rather than decreases in overall regional activity. These studies have shown a weakened connection from the cerebellum to the primary motor area with practice, it is presumed because of a decreased need for error correction from the cerebellum. However, the connection between the basal ganglia and the primary motor area is strengthened, suggesting the basal ganglia plays an important role in the motor memory consolidation process. As with declarative memory, motor memory is theorized to have two stages: a short-term memory encoding stage, which is fragile and susceptible to damage, and a long-term memory consolidation stage, which is more stable. Looking up "neuroplasticity" would explain more of the mechanisms by which we remember and/or forget.
Do Chronic Gastritis cause muscle pain?
...and in your chest, feels like it could be around your heart, your neck aches and you may get dizzy as well. Random muscle aches and pains and sometimes make you think you're about to have a heart attack? Yea, Gastritis and many other stomach/intestinal issues can cause a wide variety of those pains. Yes, it sucks. I currently have an enlarged spleen and my liver is just under being enlarged/fatty and I get the same things. I have had heartburn for years and currently take medication to keep it under control. When these aches and pains come I usually just sit down, maybe lay back and relax. Get my breathing regulated and stretch as well. Massaging the sore achy muscles will help. If you have any more questions about it and don't want to forget to ask your primary doctor or GI specialist, keep a little note pad with you and jot down all questions and symptoms when they occur. Find triggers like food you eat, certain activities you do and such. That will help you and your physicians better manage if not sure what is causing it. Hope that helped!