What is the difference between the manner in which movement takes place in a sensitive plant and the movement in our legs?

Movement in sensitive plants	Movement in our legs
1.	The movement that takes place in a sensitive plant such as Mimosa pudica occurs in response to touch (stimulus).	1.	Movement in our legs is an example of voluntary actions.
2.	For this movement, the information is transmitted from cell to cell by electrochemical signals as plants do not have any specialized tissue for conduction of impulses.	2.	The signal or messages for these actions are passed to the brain and hence are consciously controlled.
3.	For this movement to occur, the plant cells change shape by changing the amount of water in them.	3.	In animal muscle cells, some proteins are found which allow the movement to occur.

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The human nervous system is responsible for controlling and coordinating all the activities of the human body.

Gathering or assembling sensory information from the body and external environment.
Processing and interpreting the sensory information acquired.
Conveying or transferring appropriate response to the sensory information acquired.

The Central Nervous System (CNS) comprises the brain and spinal cord.

The brain is majorly involved in the perception and processing of sensory input. It also regulates or manages voluntary motor responses and homeostatic mechanisms.
The spinal cord act as a pathway for the transmission of information between the brain and the peripheral nervous system. It also takes action on reflex actions.

The Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) comprises sensory/motor neurons and ganglion.