Humans may not have instincts per-se but regardless of whether we do or not, we benefit from motor-learning (a.k.a muscle memory) which conditions automatic responses reducing movement time and improving prediction and anticipation of the required response based on familiarity with the stimuli. It's a pretty well researched and accepted field of psychology.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_learning


Edited by Leo_E_49 (02/29/12 03:52 AM)
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