"Motor control is the regulation of movement in organisms that possess a nervous system."
Investigating how the central nervous system controls movement.
Anatomy of the nervous system: Study of the structure and organization of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves that control movement.
Neurophysiology: Study of how the nervous system generates and transmits electrical signals that lead to movement.
Motor learning and development: Study of how humans acquire and improve motor skills throughout their lifespan.
Motor control theories: Different theories that try to explain how the nervous system controls movement, such as the hierarchical, parallel distributed processing, and dynamic systems theories.
Muscle physiology: Study of how muscles work, contract, and produce force.
Sensorimotor integration: Study of how the nervous system combines sensory information with motor commands to produce movement.
Motor planning and execution: Study of how the nervous system plans and executes movements, including concepts like motor programs, feedforward control, and feedback control.
Motor disorders and rehabilitation: Study of the causes and treatments of motor disorders, such as stroke, cerebral palsy, and Parkinson's disease, and ways to rehabilitate individuals with these conditions.
Brain-computer interfaces: Study of how to create devices that allow individuals to control external devices, such as prostheses or computers, using their brain activity.
"Motor control includes reflexes as well as directed movement."
"To control movement, the nervous system must integrate multimodal sensory information and elicit the necessary signals to recruit muscles to carry out a goal."
"The nervous system integrates multimodal sensory information from the external world as well as proprioception."
"This pathway spans many disciplines, including multisensory integration, signal processing, coordination, biomechanics, and cognition."
"The computational challenges are often discussed under the term sensorimotor control."
"Successful motor control is crucial to interacting with the world to carry out goals as well as for posture, balance, and stability."
"Some researchers, such as Daniel Wolpert and Randy Flanagan, argue that motor control is the reason brains exist at all."
"To carry out a goal."
"Proprioception is integrated by the nervous system to carry out a goal."
"Multisensory integration is crucial for the nervous system to regulate movement."
"The necessary signals are elicited by the nervous system to recruit muscles and carry out a goal."
"Coordination, biomechanics, multisensory integration, and cognition play a role in motor control."
"The computational challenges are often discussed under the term sensorimotor control."
"Successful motor control is crucial for interacting with the world, achieving goals, maintaining posture, balance, and stability."
"Some researchers argue that motor control is the reason brains exist at all."
"The nervous system regulates movement by integrating sensory information and eliciting signals for muscle recruitment."
"Motor control includes both reflexes and directed movement."
"Carrying out goals refers to the ability to perform actions in order to achieve desired outcomes."
"Motor control spans disciplines such as multisensory integration, signal processing, coordination, biomechanics, and cognition."