Neuro-Muscular Control of Coordinated and Effective Movements: Revisiting Modular Concepts in the CNS.
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2014-06
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Neurophysiologic analysis of motor behavior has become one of the prime research areas in the
domain of Physiology and hence it has seen tremendous development integrated research in this field
over the years. This short review discusses the broad approaches which favors to understand effective
neural control of motor behavior. The focus of this review is to recognize the gradual evolution of
basic ideas regarding execution of coordinated and effective movements. The integrated roles of the
spinal cord, the cerebellum and the motor cortex in context of voluntary movements have been
delineated with citation of important research observations made in the field of motor control. Internet
database related to human motor behavior studies were extensively searched to map the chronological
development of important research methods and newer findings in this field. The span of the text
ranges from the development of the idea of Motor Primitives to Brain-Machine Interfaces. It is observed
that several ‘basic’ neural modules are preserved through ontogeny and phylogeny. Different
combination of hierarchical modular functioning provides a wide range of plasticity required for
coordinated and effective skillful movements.
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Brain-Machine-Interfaces, Internal Models, Motor Primitives
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Mahato Niladri Kumar. Neuro-Muscular Control of Coordinated and Effective Movements: Revisiting Modular Concepts in the CNS. Journal of Bangladesh Society of Physiologists. 2014 June; 9(1): 42-47.