Editing Muscle memory (section)

{{Short description|Consolidating a motor task into memory through repetition}}
{{For|the term "muscle memory" as related to strength training|Muscle memory (strength training)}}
[[File:Electronic access control (BSL3 Lab) using personal identification number (PIN).jpg|thumb|Entering the same code into a keypad may, over time, become a muscle memory]]
'''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, the brain creates a long-term muscle memory 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. Muscle memory is found in many everyday activities that become automatic and improve with practice, such as riding [[bike]]s, driving [[motor vehicle]]s, playing [[ball sports]], [[typing]] on [[Computer keyboard|keyboards]], entering [[Personal identification number|PIN]]s, playing [[musical instruments]],<ref name = "Krakauer">{{cite journal | last1 = Krakauer | first1 = J.W. | last2 = Shadmehr | first2 = R. | year = 2006 | title = Consolidation of motor memory | journal = Trends in Neurosciences | volume = 29 | issue = 1| pages = 58–64 | doi=10.1016/j.tins.2005.10.003| pmid = 16290273 | pmc = 2553888 }}</ref> [[poker]],<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=PGScALPm_xAC&dq=muscle+memory+poker&pg=PT97 Poker Face: How to win poker at the table and online - Judi James.]</ref> [[martial arts]], [[swimming]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-04 |title=Using Neuroscience to Train Smarter, Not Harder |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/using-neuroscience-to-train-smarter-not-harder/ |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=Swimming World News |language=en-US}}</ref>  [[dancing]], and [[drawing]].