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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… 
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Broader (2)

Cortex of frontal lobefrontal lobe

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Premotor cortexprimary motor cortexsupplemental motor area proper

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2005
2005
Synaptic potentiation induced by rTMS: effect of lidocaine infusion
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) delivered at various intensities and frequencies excites cortical motor areas… 
2001
2001
The parasagittal line: an anatomic landmark for axial imaging.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE No validated imaging landmark exists for characterizing the medial-lateral position of abnormalities at… 
1993
1993
Striatal glucose metabolism and [18F]fluorodopa uptake in a patient with tumor-induced hemiparkinsonism.
We studied a patient with a falx meningioma in the right supplementary motor area and a left-sided hemiparkinsonism that resolved… 
1993
1993
Utilization behavior and concomitant motor neglect by bilateral frontal lobe damage.
We reported on a patient who had bilateral mesial frontal lesions, presumably of a primary cerebral malignant lymphoma. The… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Supplementary motor area and premotor area of monkey cerebral cortex: functional organization and activities of single neurons during performance of a learned movement.
In the conscious, behaving monkey trained to perform a motor task either self-paced or involving light cues, a restricted area… 
1980
1980
Significance of the supplementary motor area in partial seizures and in cerebral localization.
Epileptogenic lesions affecting the supplementary motor area usually create partial seizures of the postural type, and these… 
1977
1977
Postnatal development of the mouse cerebral neocortex. I. Quantitative cytoarchitectonics of some motor and sensory areas.
Quantitative data have been obtained (numbers of neurons and glial cells in a cube of 0.000 25 mm3, thicknesses of cortical… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Supratentorial neuroepithelial cysts. Report of two cases.
✓ Two cases of supratentorial neuroepithelial (ependymal) cysts, one parasagittal and the other located over the parietal… 
1968
1968
Thalamic potentials from muscle afferents in the human.
STEREOTAXIC surgery for the so-called extrapyramidal motor disorders offers an opportunity to study the neurophysiology of deep… 
1955
1955
VISUALIZATION OF EGYPT 101 VIRUS IN THE MOUSE'S BRAIN AND IN CULTURED HUMAN CARCINOMA CELLS BY MEANS OF FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY
The antigens of the Egypt virus have been detected by means of the fluorescent antibody technique in the neurons of the brain and… 
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