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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
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Cerebral network deficits in post-acute catatonic schizophrenic patients measured by fMRI.
Review
2001
Review
2001
Mutism after posterior fossa surgery. Review of the literature
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
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Enzymes of the Cholinesterase Family
GENE STRUCTURE AND EXPRESSION OF CHOLINESTERASES: Presentations: Antisense Oligonucleotides Suppressing Expression of… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Functional outcome after rehabilitation for severe traumatic brain injury.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Sleep disturbance, depression, and lesion site in patients with multiple sclerosis.
We examined the prevalence of sleep problems in a sample of patients with mild but clinically definite multiple sclerosis (n… 
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
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Supplementary motor area: neuronal response to motor instructions.
1. Single-unit recordings were obtained from the supplementary motor area of the cerebral cortex of two monkeys during execution… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Effect of lesions of cortical motor areas on acquisition of conditioned eye blink in the cat.
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
THE SIZE OF NERVE FIBERS SUPPLYING CEREBRAL CORTEX.
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