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Overview of the Nervous System

Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike's Medical Podcast

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The Role of Permission in Movement

While the pre-motor motor cortex will just tell the muscle to contract, you need permission for that to happen. A lot of that permission comes from the basal nuclei, or basal ganglia, and the thalamus. And if it wants you to move, it will ultimately say, yeah, go ahead. Gives you the permission. But if it also wants you to stop moving, it will also inhibit the movement as well.

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