Voluntary Motor Control

Control of voluntary movement

IdeaAssociation

cortexPremotor +

Motor cortex

Basal Ganglia

Lateral cerebellum

Movement

Intermediate Cerebellum

ExecutionPlanning

Organization of Motor Nervous System

Spinal Motor Neuron

Spinal Cord: Grey matter

Motor Unit

Neuromuscular Junction

Release of ACh

Mechanism of Muscle contraction

Types of Muscle Contraction

Muscle Types

The Regulation of Muscle force

Muscle Spindle

Muscle Spindle: Stretch Receptor

Stretch Reflex

Golgi Tendon Organ

Golgi Tendon Organ

Feedback Inhibition: Golgi Tendon Organ

Spinal Animal

The Motor Pattern for Stepping in Mammals

Cat Walk

Cat hind limb activity during stepping

Elements of the central pattern generator are revealed by electrical stimulation of high-threshold cutaneous and muscle afferents (flexor reflex afferents, FRA) in spinal cats treated with L-DOPA (L-dihydrox-yphenylalanine) and nialamide

Sensory Feedback for walking

Locomotor Center in Cat

Mesencephalic locomotor center stimulation in Cat

Human Locomotion