Chapter Objectives

After studying the materials in this chapter, you should:

Know the components of voluntary movement from cortex to muscle.

Know how and where movement is represented in the cortex.

Understand the role of the cerebellum and the basal ganglia in voluntary movement.

Understand the effects of lesions to the cortex, cerebellum, spinal cord, and basal ganglia.

Be able to define and understand apraxia.

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