Inability to Dance Blamed on a Brain Chemical

Recent studies show, that brain is to blame for people's inability to dance. The brain's naturally occurring chemical GABA controls the firing of nerve cells. It has been proven that a decrease in GABA effects the motor cortex. However it is suggested that some GABA levels were more easily modulating which was closely related to a person's ability to learn new moves.

I think that this article it funny and it helps portray how the brain controls everything. Although it is obvious that is plays a crucial role, however something as simple as dancing can be controlled by a chemical previously believed to only monitor an interactions between nerve cells. In contrast, better control of your movements affect the levels of GABA.

I have my doubts about whether or not GABA effects moves or movement effects GABA. Charlotte Stagg begins by stating “our research suggests that an important first step in learning that new skill is a decrease in GABA levels in the motor cortex”, and then continues “It appears that GABA levels in some people are more easily modulated than in others, and that the differences between people (are) related to their ability to learn". If I were to guess, I believe that the GABA levels effects movements move because the brain controls the body. Yet it is interesting to contemplate the thought of your body effecting the mind.