What the Brain Tells the Muscles

Download or read book What the Brain Tells the Muscles written by Sam A. Rosenfeld and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph presents the research of Dr. Edward V. Evarts and his colleagues in the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Mental Health. The research is leading to a deeper understanding of the brain mechanisms responsible for the control and integration of motor functions. Potential application of the research findings to relief of movement disorders-for example, Parkinson's disease and Huntington's chorea-is evident. Although such application must await further research and development, the kind of research described in this monograph represents the slow but steady accretion of knowledge that someday in the future will lead to a so-called breakthrough in the prevention and treatment of crippling illnesses.