Brain and Behavior Connections

Start point: 

Before the first class, students are expected to use the resources below, identify the concepts that are essential for understanding how the brain controls movement and write your own synthetic outline.

Your outline should include:

• The main neural structures involved in movement.

• Their proposed functions.

• The strengths and limitations of a structure-function approach.

Introductory resources

https://openstax.org/books/introduction-behavioral-neuroscience/pages/10-3-our-brain-gets-involved-responsibilities-of-upper-motor-systems

Further reading

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8448684/pdf/429_2021_Article_2362.pdf

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568163724002320?via%3Dihub

Reflection question

If damage to a brain region alters movement, does it necessarily mean that this region is responsible for producing that behaviour?

Be prepared to justify your answer using examples from the readings.