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[fadingtogrey]

I learned recently that it's not uncommon for people to have kinesthetic memory of something, as opposed to audio/video memory (and, er, olfactory memory?). I thought this was interesting. Meaning, there are times when the body remembers, even if the mind doesn't know what's going on

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[tonberrygrrl]

By kinesthetic memory, are you referring to muscle movement?

[fadingtogrey]

That's part of it, though the particular discussion I saw was about PTSD. People described having flashbacks that were memories of physical feelings--no sound or vision, which is what most people assume a trauma flashback entails.

[damion]

Yepyep. I can do most of my Kung Fu forms while thinking of something else entirely at this point.

[pixink]

This makes sense. When I was taking piano lessons, and would have to perform at a recital, I would often get very nervous while playing, and forget which notes I was supposed to play next. My hands, however, just kept on playing.