automatism

  1. Noun.  Acting automatically or involuntarily.
  2. Noun.  (psychology) An action performed subconsciously, without any apparent direction from the mind; a thought which appears spontaneously in one's consciousness.
  3. Noun.  A surrealist painting technique whereby one attempts to move the brush, pen etc. without conscious control over it.

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