TY - JOUR
T1 - Thinking, Walking, Talking: Integratory Motor and Cognitive Brain Function
AU - Leisman, Gerry
AU - Moustafa, Ahmed A.
AU - Shafir, Tal
PY - 2016/5/25
Y1 - 2016/5/25
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85118861232&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00094
DO - 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00094
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85118861232
SN - 2296-2565
VL - 4
JO - Frontiers in Public Health
JF - Frontiers in Public Health
M1 - 94
ER -
