Even if we don’t cycle regularly, when we try it again, we start pedaling as if we rode it yesterday. Our mechanism of action there is.

tying shoelaces There are some reasons why you shouldn’t forget to ride a bike, just like you don’t forget to walk.

It’s all about how our brain works.

We can divide our brain’s memory system into two main categories: explicit memory and procedural (motor) memory. Open memory; It includes learned information, events and experiences.

Implicit or procedural memory manages physical activities such as cycling or playing the piano. This is exactly why years later we can no longer remember a mathematical formula, but a cycling movement we learned as a child is literally engraved in our brains.

This is because motor information is stored in the brain under the names ‘cerebellum’ and ‘basal ganglia’.

It ensures that movements in this region are coordinated and automated. During learning to cycle, this area is actively activated and the pedaling movement is transferred to a brain system. “motorway” it becomes.

Once this pathway is established, your brain will be skilled enough to remember these movements automatically. So if you start cycling again after many years, Your muscle memory kicks into action. and you keep driving like you never took a break.

Our muscles are also involved.

A lot while cycling Moreover, you use your muscles at the same time. At first, these movements may be new and challenging for you. Because your brain is trying to put these complex motor functions into a routine.

But if you repeat it often enough, a connection is created between your brain synapses. new and powerful systems is located. This means a faster and easier transition between synapses after learning to ride a bike.

Perhaps remembering to ride a bike because of all this is a sweet legacy from our childhood. That’s why you still cycle even after many years You don’t have to worry, your muscles and brain will maintain this skill for you. You just keep pedaling.

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