"go-to" = immediate? automatic?

[Jonathan Lighter]

http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/31/5259884/finnish-study-maps-emotions-onto-a-human-body
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[T]he study says we're ill-equipped to differentiate between
skeletomuscular, visceral, and nerve sensations. Our responses, the
churning stomachs or hot flushes on our faces, are our go-to "consciously
accessible" bodily states when we deal with an onslaught of emotions.

JL

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