Motor neurons control muscle contraction, while other neurons control movements of limbs, digits, toes, and the heart.

“the key distinction among different types of neurons that is the three types of neurons that I believe everybody scientists are no everybody should understand exist are some neurons nerve cells are what we call motor neurons in the sense that they control the contraction of muscles sometimes for walking other neurons control the movements of your fingers scientists call those digits other ones your toes they also control the beating of your heart although that's a slightly different mechanism and slightly different type of tissue than is involved in generating motor movements of your limbs these are neurons that we call motor neurons because their goal or”