Automatism (action)
In behavioral biology, automatism (plural: automatisms) refers to all activities that are carried out without any recognizable voluntary or external control and control. This distinguishes them from reflexes and instinctual behavior, which can at least be influenced by external factors.
For example, processes that are controlled by the autonomic nervous system can be described as automatisms :
Automatisms can also be part of psychiatric disease patterns, such as unrelated, pathological, spontaneous actions.
Automatisms as a cultural technique
As a cultural technique in the field of media, information technology and culture, automatisms are scientifically investigated in an interdisciplinary manner by the graduate college of the same name of the German Research Foundation (DFG) at the University of Paderborn .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Graduate College Automatisms of the University of Paderborn ( Memento from March 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive )