Automatism
Automatism may refer to:
Automatic behavior , spontaneous verbal or motor behavior; an act performed unconsciously. Defendants have been found innocent due to an automatism defense (e.g., homicide while sleepwalking).
Automatism (law) , a defence to liability. See also Automatism (case law)
Automatism (toxicology) , when an individual repeatedly takes a medication because the individual forgets previous doses, potentially leading to a drug overdose
Automatic writing , the process, or product, of writing material that does not come from the conscious thoughts of the writer.
Surrealist automatism , an art technique
Automatisms (medicine) , repetitive unconscious gestures such as lip smacking, chewing, or swallowing in certain types of epilepsy
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