But the cerebral cortex — the part of the brain that has thoughts, stores memories, and
controls voluntary muscle movement — only kicks into gear after encountering the world outside the womb.
Motor neurons, which are important
for voluntary muscle movements, have long been known to release acetylcholine onto both muscle cells in the body and neurons in the spinal cord.
SMA is typically marked by the degeneration
of voluntary muscle movement including the muscles that control crawling, walking, swallowing or breathing.
Muscular Dystrophy is a hereditary condition marked by weakness and progressive wasting of the muscles, while ALS impacts nerve cells that
control voluntary muscle movement.
This consortium of researchers, clinicians, and patients, has «systematically investigated and graded» evidence for over 35 «alternative» treatments for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's disease), a fatal disease that destroys the nerve cells that control
voluntary muscle movement.
Peristalsis is not
a voluntary muscle movement, so it's not something people can control consciously.
Epilepsy — This condition stems from defects in the electrical transmission of nerve signals within a cat's cerebral cortex, the area of the brain responsible for thought, memory, sensation and
voluntary muscle movement.