The cortical control of movement revisited
Publication Year
2002
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Recently, we found that electrical stimulation of motor cortex caused monkeys to make coordinated, complex movements. These evoked movements were arranged across the cortex in a map of spatial locations to which the hand moved. We suggest that some of the subdivisions previously described within primary motor and premotor cortex may represent different types of actions that monkeys tend to make in different regions of space. According to this view, primary and premotor cortex may fit together into a larger map of manual space.
Keywords
Journal
Neuron
Volume
36
Issue
3
Pages
349-362
ISSN Number
0896-6273
Alternate Journal
Neuron
PMID
12408840
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