Organism
Vertebrate Motor System
TL;DR
The motor cortex functions as a command center planning movements, sequencing actions, and sending signals.
The centralized motor control system in vertebrates where voluntary movement originates in the motor cortex - a region of cerebral cortex containing neurons that project to motor neurons activating muscles. The motor cortex functions as a command center planning movements, sequencing actions, and sending signals.
Exemplifies centralized control architecture with advantages in coordination, learning, flexibility, and prioritization, but vulnerabilities including single point of failure, latency, and limited scalability.
Notable Traits of Vertebrate Motor System
- Topographic motor homunculus organization
- Enables coordinated complex actions
- Single point of failure vulnerability