Motor coordination

Motor coordination is the organization of muscle actions into controlled, purposeful movement. It depends on neural systems that plan, time, and adjust muscle activity.

Motor control: The study and control of how the nervous system produces movement. Motor coordination is one part of the broader problem of generating and controlling movement.
Motor planning: The preparation of a movement's goals, sequence, and required actions before or during execution. Coordination begins by organizing the component actions into a workable plan.
Gait: The pattern of movements used during walking or running. Walking requires repeated coordination across the limbs, trunk, and sensory systems.
Motor skill: A learned ability to perform a movement or action with proficiency. Skill describes successful performance, while coordination describes the organization of muscle actions.
Motor cortex: A group of frontal-lobe brain regions involved in planning and executing voluntary movement. Its descending signals help organize voluntary muscle actions.
Muscle synergies: Patterns of co-activation across muscles that simplify the control of movement. They provide coordinated groups of muscle activity rather than independent commands for every muscle.
Hand–eye coordination: The integration of visual information with hand movements to guide reaching and manipulation. It shows how sensory guidance coordinates precise actions across multiple joints.
Muscle strength: The capacity of a muscle or muscle group to exert force. Strength concerns force capacity, not how well muscles are timed and combined.
Cerebellum: A brain structure that supports movement coordination, balance, motor learning, and timing. It compares intended movement with sensory feedback and helps correct errors.
Sensorimotor integration: The neural combination of sensory information with motor commands to guide action. It links information about the body and surroundings to coordinated muscle output.

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