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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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Cortex of frontal lobefrontal lobe

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Premotor cortexprimary motor cortexsupplemental motor area proper

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2011
2011
Motor pathway convergence predicts syllable repertoire size in oscine birds
Behavioral specializations are frequently associated with expansions of the brain regions controlling them. This principle of… 
2006
2006
Time-resolved fMRI of mental rotation revisited-dissociating visual perception from mental rotation in female subjects
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
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
Reciprocal change of motor‐evoked potentials preceding voluntary movement in humans
Reciprocal change of motor‐evoked potentials (MEPs) recorded from the agonist and antagonist muscles of the forearm was studied… 
1992
1992
Physical and physiological specification of magnetic pulse stimuli that produce cortical damage in rats.
The effects of transcranial magnetic pulse stimuli on the brain tissue of rats were examined. In Experiment I, 52 male albino… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Cortical field potentials associated with hand movements triggered by warning and imperative stimuli in the monkey
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… 
1979
1979
Evidence of a possible isolation of left hemisphere visual and motor areas in sinistrals employing an inverted handwriting posture
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
THE SIZE OF NERVE FIBERS SUPPLYING CEREBRAL CORTEX.
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