Engrams - the ghost in the machine or why we are not robots

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Whatever your thoughts about your own signature, like it or loathe it, have you ever considered what a miracle of biology and functional habit this tiny gesture really is?
Well I have and I’d like to share my amazement with you now, and hopefully after you’ve read the next few pages you will not only have learned something about how we acquire movement habits (some of which can harm us) but also be as mind blown as I am about this whole signature thing.

Here’s my signature, it’s a little piece of me.

My signature can vary somewhat, according to my mood, the feel of the writing implement on the surface I am signing or what it is that I’m signing, but its essential, unique characteristics remain consistent enough for it to carry almost the same legal authority as my fingerprint.  Unlike my fingerprint, though it’s not genetic. I wasn’t born with my signature ready formed, it’s something I’ve learned, a personal flourish that I consciously practised at first and then perfected over the years.

My signature reliably and uniquely represents me.  
So much so, that any handwriting experts among you, may already have made some pretty accurate guesses about my personality, my proclivities, how I voted on Brexit and where I’ve hidden the gold ……..
My signature is a tiny fragment of who I am, and I will admit to being rather fond of it.

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