Thinking, Walking, Talking: Integratory Motor and Cognitive Brain Function

Gerry Leisman; Ahmed A. Moustafa; Tal Shafir

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2016.00094

Thinking, Walking, Talking: Integratory Motor and Cognitive Brain Function

Gerry Leisman, Ahmed A. Moustafa, Tal Shafir

School of Creative Arts Therapies

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Abstract

In this article, we argue that motor and cognitive processes are functionally related and most likely share a similar evolutionary history. This is supported by clinical and neural data showing that some brain regions integrate both motor and cognitive functions. In addition, we also argue that cognitive processes coincide with complex motor output. Further, we also review data that support the converse notion that motor processes can contribute to cognitive function, as found by many rehabilitation and aerobic exercise training programs. Support is provided for motor and cognitive processes possessing dynamic bidirectional influences on each other.

Original language	English
Article number	94
Journal	Frontiers in Public Health
Volume	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00094
State	Published - 25 May 2016

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Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by a grant to GL under the Kamea Dor-Bet program and by a grant-in-aid from the Children’s Autism Hope Project.

Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2016 Leisman, Moustafa and Shafir.

Keywords

basal ganglia
cerebellum
cognitive processes
cognitive–motor interaction
executive function
motor processes
prefrontal cortex
premotor cortex

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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