Motor control is the process by which humans and animals use their
brain/
cognition to activate and coordinate the muscles and limbs involved in the performance of a
motor skill. Fundamentally, it is the
integration of sensory information, both about the world and the current state of the body, to determine the appropriate set of muscle forces and joint activations to generate some desired movement or action. This process requires cooperative interaction between the
central nervous system and the
musculoskeletal system, and is thus a problem of
information processing,
coordination,
mechanics,
physics, and
cognition. Successful motor control is crucial to interacting with the world, not only determining action capabilities, but regulating balance and stability as well.