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I agree with you. I think the physical motion of writing is involved in the process, activating neurons that just flicking fingers doesn't. Would be fascinatin

I agree with you. I think the physical motion of writing is involved in the process, activating neurons that just flicking fingers doesn't. Would be fascinating to see it in an fMRI.

marshray 13y ago
There is a psychiatric condition known as 'graphomania' in which one has an obsessive compulsion to write, the content being secondary in importantce. So it's conceivable that such a structure in the brain exists and can become overstimulated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphomania https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphomania