Scientists identify mind-body nexus in human brain

The motor cortex is a part of the brain's outermost layer, the cerebral cortex. "Basically, we now have shown that the human motor system is not unitary. A second system, the SCAN, is more important for integrated, whole body movements, and is more connected to high-level planning regions of your brain," Gordon said. The motor cortex is a part of the brain's outermost layer, the cerebral cortex. "Basically, we now have shown that the human motor system is not unitary.