Motor planning and action execution together constitute a complex interplay between cognitive strategy and physical performance, forming the basis for adaptive behaviour and effective motor control.

In baseball, a pitch can take as little as 400 milliseconds to reach the plate. With a typical reaction time of 200 milliseconds and a swing of about 150 milliseconds, a batter must decide whether to ...

We use our bodies to interact with our environment and use different movements to meet the demands that are placed on us. Motor planning is one of the abilities that allow us to do so. It is what ...

A new study using fMRI shows that the human frontal cortex—and not parietal cortex—is the primary locus of movement planning. You have full access to this article ...

Major league baseball players must decide whether and how to swing at a pitch based only on the first 10 to 20 percent of the ball's flight when there is still a lot of uncertainty about the pitch's ...

Researchers have discovered that the dorsal premotor cortex serves a 'meta-learning' function, overseeing and regulating physical movements. Once believed to be limited to movement planning, this ...