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The Premotor area The premotor area is where muscle action is learned, through practice. This
is the key area for learning actions, such as learning to fly, catch mice, dance, swing a tennis
racket, play a piano, or shuffle cards. When a behaviour is thoroughly learned, it becomes a
habit. Interestingly, some muscle action can be practiced mentally.

If this area is strong, then people learn complex actions quickly, such as a new dance step. If it is
weak, then people learn slowly, and need to practice a lot.

The Motor area The motor area is like a puppet master controlling individual muscles by pulling
strings (the premotor area is the puppet master, and the creative area writes the script).
· Creative area ----- "I want to hit the ball in the right boundary"
· Inhibition area -----"I better not miss the ball"
· Premotor area ---- Remembers how to swing a bat through practice
· Motor area ------- Sends impulses down to the arm muscles
· Cerebellum ------- Makes muscle movements smooth and graceful
A person with many neurons devoted to this will tend to have more precise control of individual
muscles, which is useful in craft work and playing musical instruments.

The nerves cross going to the brain, so the right motor area controls the left side of the body,
such as the left hand. Left-handed people operate from the right side of the brain.
Injuries or strokes on the right side of the brain make the left side of the body paralysed.