Cognitive Neuroscience of Action (Movement)

Neuroscience, psychology and data science merch! Book recommendations!

A great way to support the channel and to help us to keep going is to check out our merch shop! My wife has created tons of really cool neuroscience, data science and psychology themed shirts, mugs and other gifts.

https://www.giftsmush.com/psychology-...
https://www.giftsmush.com/data-science

You can also help the channel by checking out one of my favorite neuroscience books! If you're like me though and don't have time for a physical book then consider listening to one of these on Audible. You can get one of these for free by signing up for a free trial. Even if you cancel before the trial is up, our channel still gets some much needed support!

Outliers: The Story of Success: https://amzn.to/3CDV0Y6
The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity: https://amzn.to/3FzebEw
My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey: https://amzn.to/30MMGs4
A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons: https://amzn.to/3x4CUgR
Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long: https://amzn.to/32kX3E7

Are you frustrated because you want to read as much as you can but you can never find the time to pick up a book? I noticed as I got older and busier that I was reading less and less every year. Audible was an absolute game changer! I was able to listen to all the books I wanted to and it was all during the down time moments where reading a physical book was impossible (driving my car, doing the dishes, out on a run, working in the yard..). In the last 5 years I've now listened a total of 4 months 20 days and 8 hours and have managed to listen to over 200 books. They do a free trial and give you your first book for free so give it a try and see if you get sucked in like I did.
https://amzn.to/3kTloaF

Consider checking out my udemy course on group dynamics and social psychology!

If you enjoy my lectures than you might also enjoy my online course on group dynamics and the ways in which groups influence our behavior. https://www.udemy.com/course/social-p...


This is the eighth lecture in the cognitive neuroscience course. Some researchers believe that the brain and nervous system evolved solely so that we could move. It's not a surprise then that almost every brain region is involved either the formation of action plans or the initiation of motion. We will explore the component parts of the motor system and discuss the relevant theories that explain how action is generated both at the cellular level and at the network level.

These videos have been edited to remove personal and class specific information and to remove questions from students who have not given me permission to include them in the video.