AUTHOR=Leisman Gerry , Moustafa Ahmed A. , Shafir Tal 

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

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 4 - 2016

YEAR=2016

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00094

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2016.00094

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=In this article, we argue that motor and cognitive processes are not separate, but most likely share similar evolutionary history. This is supported by clinical and neural data showing that some brain regions play a similar function in both motor and cognitive functions. In addition, we also argue that cognitive processes play a role for the generation of complex motor output, which is supported by data from patients with stroke and Parkinson’s disease. Further, we also review data that motor processes can contribute to cognitive function, as found by many training programs. Thus, motor and cognitive processes have dynamical bidirectional relationships, which we explain here.