The examples you provide all sound like examples of "muscle memory." The brain develops a specialized, unconscious "pathway" for activities you often repeat, such that you can perform those actions without careful thought.
Have you ever used a password or PIN for so long that you consciously forget it? You can only remember it with your hands?
Likewise, have you ever driven home accidentally, lost in thought, when you intended to travel somewhere else?
Have you ever used a password or PIN for so long that you consciously forget it? You can only remember it with your hands?
Likewise, have you ever driven home accidentally, lost in thought, when you intended to travel somewhere else?