How Long to Read The Brain in Motion

How Long Does it Take to Read The Brain in Motion?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 55 minutes to read The Brain in Motion by Sten Grillner

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

An evolutionary perspective—from lampreys to humans—on how the forebrain coordinates movement while the networks in the brainstem and spinal cord handle the execution. All living creatures interact with their environment: even the most basic have a set of innate motor circuits they rely on to feed, locomote, fight, and flee. In The Brain in Motion, Sten Grillner describes the evolution of the motor repertoire of vertebrates, from protovertebrates to primates. With breadth and depth, Grillner explores how the brain uses the different microcircuits in the brainstem and spinal cord, coordinating them through commands from the forebrain. He also considers the normal function of the brain as a platform for understanding clinical conditions such as stroke, Parkinson´s and Huntington´s diseases, and spinal cord injury. Grillner also explains in The Brain in Motion how the remarkable finding that the lamprey forebrain has all the components of the mammalian one has radically changed scientists’ views on the evolutionary origin of the vertebrate forebrain. We now know that the basic organization evolved 560 rather than 300 million years ago, as was previously thought. The forebrain, says Grillner, is like an orchestra conductor, while the microcircuits, with their reaching, grasping, posture, locomotion, and numerous other patterns of behavior, correspond to the members of the orchestra. The conductor determines when each will be called into action. Providing an elegantly integrated perspective, The Brain in Motion is essential reading for anybody that works professionally with movement control and function and dysfunction, whether in basic research, clinically, or in the training of motor skills.

How long is The Brain in Motion?

The Brain in Motion by Sten Grillner is 287 pages long, and a total of 73,759 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 90% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Brain in Motion Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 43 minutes to read The Brain in Motion aloud.

What Reading Level is The Brain in Motion?

The Brain in Motion is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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