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primary motor cortex

Known as: Areas, Precentral Motor, Motor Areas, Precentral, Motor Cortex, Primary 
A thin band of cells on the posterior portion of the precentral gyrus. It forms a parallel band just anterior to primary motor cortex, and the… 
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Motor Cortex

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Subdivisions of human parietal area 5 revealed by quantitative receptor autoradiography: a parietal region between motor, somatosensory, and cingulate cortical areas
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Tongue motor responses following transcranial magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex and proximal hypoglossal nerve in man.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Intracerebral recordings of slow potentials in a contingent negative variation paradigm: an exploration in epileptic patients.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Multiple neuropeptides in cholinergic motor neurons of Aplysia: evidence for modulation intrinsic to the motor circuit.
Changes in Aplysia biting responses during food arousal are partially mediated by the serotonergic metacerebral cells (MCCs). The… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Cerebral potentials preceding voluntary toe, knee and hip movements and their vectors in human precentral gyrus
Review
1984
Review
1984
Functions of the basal ganglia
A survey of the known circuitry of the basal ganglia leads to the foliowing conclusions. (1) No complete account can yet be given… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Growth and maturation of the rat corticospinal tract.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Physiological demonstration of multiple representation in the forelimb region of the cat motor cortex
Earlier studies in primates have demonstrated a double representation of the distal forelimb in area 4. In this study… 
Review
1981
Review
1981
Functional role of sensory inputs to the motor cortex
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Postnatal development of neurons and synapses in the visual and motor cortex of rabbits: A quantitative light and electron microscopic study
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