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Motor Cortex

Known as: Cortex, Motor, Somatomotor Area, Area, Somatomotor 
Area of the FRONTAL LOBE concerned with primary motor control located in the dorsal PRECENTRAL GYRUS immediately anterior to the central sulcus. It… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (2)

Cortex of frontal lobefrontal lobe

Narrower (3)

Premotor cortexprimary motor cortexsupplemental motor area proper

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Functional cortical changes in patients with multiple sclerosis and nonspecific findings on conventional magnetic resonance imaging scans of the brain
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Modulation of ethanol-induced motor incoordination by mouse striatal A1 adenosinergic receptor
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The effect of deep brain stimulation on the frontal N30 component of somatosensory evoked potentials in advanced Parkinson's disease patients
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Whole-brain functional mapping with isotropic MR imaging.
PURPOSE To assess the reliability and sensitivity of gradient-echo, isotropic multisection echo-planar magnetic resonance (MR… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Site of origin of projections from the thalamus to dorsal versus ventral aspects of the premotor cortex of monkeys
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Evoked potentials from the motor tracts in humans.
Spinal cord monitoring during operation is of increasing importance in the prevention of injury. However, there is no direct… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Interaction between forced grasping and a learned precision grip after ablation of the supplementary motor area
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Apraxic agraphia with neglect-induced paragraphia.
Agraphia may result from the loss or unavailability of the memory of movements necessary to form written letters. For this… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
THE CORTICORUBRAL PROJECTION IN THE CAT FURTHER OBSERVATIONS.
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
THE SIZE OF NERVE FIBERS SUPPLYING CEREBRAL CORTEX.
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