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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed_action_pattern#:~:text=A%20fixed%20action%20pattern%20is,a%20sign%20stimulus%20or%20releaser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed_action_pattern#:~:text=A.... AKA "why is it so hard to swat a fly?" because they literally have a direct linkage betweeen sensing incoming air pressure and jumping. Thats why fly swatters don't make a lot of air pressure. Why do you yank your hand back when you get burned? It's not a controlled reaction. Where did you learn it? You didn't. If you think the brain is much more than a chemical computer you are sadly mistaken. I would encourage you (not really but it's funny to say) to go experiment with psychedelics and steroids and you will quickly realize that these substances can take over your own perceived intelligence. The most fascinating of all of this is articles/documentaries about trans people that have started taking hormones and how their perception of the world -drastically- changed. From "feeling" a fast car all of a sudden, to being able to visualize flavors. It's absolutely amazing.