MOTOR BEHAVIOUR AND NERVOUS SYSTEM
1. Introduction : Nervous system and behaviour
1.1. Species behaviours
1.2. Individual behaviours
1.3. The CNS: an organized and organizing structure
2. Links between CNS & motor behaviour
2.1. The spinal cord and reflexes
r?lexive circuits / myotatic reflexe
polysynaptic reflexes
2.2. Brainstem and primary motor programs
The midbrain locomotor nuclei
Reactional postural adjustments
Primary gaze orientational mechanisms
2.3. Cerebellum, Basal ganglia and automatized movements
Automatized motor skills
Basal ganglia and procedural knowledge
2.4. Cortex and voluntary movements
The cortical role in motor learning
Strategic and decisional control of action
3. Conclusion : Categories of motor skills and CNS involvement
3.1. Closed skills
3.2. Open skills