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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
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Cortical stimulation mapping using epidurally implanted thin-film microelectrode arrays
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Sequence of a 131-kb region of 5q13.1 containing the spinal muscular atrophy candidate genes SMN and NAIP.
The spinal muscular atrophies (SMA), which are characterized by motor neuron loss and progressive paralysis, are among the most… 
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… 
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
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
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Relationship between the activity of precentral neurones during active and passive movements in conscious monkeys
Recordings have been made from neurones in the precentral cortex of conscious monkeys carrying out a stereotyped movement task… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Convergent Projection of Three Separate Thalamic Nuclei on to a Single Cortical Area
Three distinct sensory-motor nuclei in the thalamus project to parietal cortex in the Virginia opossum; the ventral posterior… 
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