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… (More)
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Motor Cortex

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Thinning of the cerebral cortex in aging.
The thickness of the cerebral cortex was measured in 106 non-demented participants ranging in age from 18 to 93 years. For each… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Cerebellar loops with motor cortex and prefrontal cortex of a nonhuman primate.
We used transneuronal transport of neurotropic viruses to examine the topographic organization of circuits linking the cerebellar… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Early consolidation in human primary motor cortex
Behavioural studies indicate that a newly acquired motor skill is rapidly consolidated from an initially unstable state to a more… (More)
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2001
Review
2001
Neural Simulation of Action: A Unifying Mechanism for Motor Cognition
Paradigms drawn from cognitive psychology have provided new insight into covert stages of action. These states include not only… (More)
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2000
Review
2000
Plasticity and primary motor cortex.
One fundamental function of primary motor cortex (MI) is to control voluntary movements. Recent evidence suggests that this role… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Induction of plasticity in the human motor cortex by paired associative stimulation.
Current models of motor cortical plasticity, developed in studies on experimental animals, emphasize the importance of the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Muscle and movement representations in the primary motor cortex.
What aspects of movement are represented in the primary motor cortex (M1): relatively low-level parameters like muscle force, or… (More)
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Review
1998
Review
1998
The acquisition of skilled motor performance: fast and slow experience-driven changes in primary motor cortex.
Behavioral and neurophysiological studies suggest that skill learning can be mediated by discrete, experience-driven changes… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Activation of human primary motor cortex during action observation: a neuromagnetic study.
The monkey premotor cortex contains neurons that discharge during action execution and during observation of actions made by… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Use-dependent alterations of movement representations in primary motor cortex of adult squirrel monkeys.
This study was undertaken to document plastic changes in the functional topography of primary motor cortex (M1) that are… (More)
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