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  2. Primary motor cortex - Wikipedia

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    The primary motor cortex (Brodmann area 4) is a brain region that in humans is located in the dorsal portion of the frontal lobe. It is the primary region of the motor system and works in association with other motor areas including premotor cortex , the supplementary motor area , posterior parietal cortex , and several subcortical brain ...

  3. Motor cortex - Wikipedia

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    1. The primary motor cortex is the main contributor to generating neural impulses that pass down to the spinal cord and control the execution of movement. However, some of the other motor areas in the brain also play a role in this function. It is located on the anterior paracentral lobule on the medial surface. 2.

  4. Brodmann area 4 - Wikipedia

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    Brodmann area 4 refers to the primary motor cortex of the human brain.It is located in the posterior portion of the frontal lobe.. Brodmann area 4 is part of the precentral gyrus.

  5. Brodmann area - Wikipedia

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    In a number of cases, brain areas are organized into topographic maps, where adjoining bits of the cortex correspond to adjoining parts of the body, or of some more abstract entity. A simple example of this type of correspondence is the primary motor cortex, a strip of tissue running along the anterior edge of the central sulcus. Motor areas ...

  6. Frontal lobe - Wikipedia

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    The frontal cortex includes the premotor cortex and the primary motor cortex – parts of the motor cortex. The front part of the frontal cortex is covered by the prefrontal cortex. The nonprimary motor cortex is a functionally defined portion of the frontal lobe. There are four principal gyri in the frontal lobe.

  7. Precentral gyrus - Wikipedia

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    There is a precise somatotopic representation of the different body parts in the primary motor cortex, with the leg area located medially (close to the midline), and the head and face area located laterally on the convex side of the cerebral hemisphere (cortical homunculus). The arm and hand motor area is the largest and occupies the part of ...

  8. Motor system - Wikipedia

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    The pyramidal motor system, also called the pyramidal tract or the corticospinal tract, start in the motor center of the cerebral cortex. [4] There are upper and lower motor neurons in the corticospinal tract. The motor impulses originate in the giant pyramidal cells or Betz cells of the motor area; i.e., precentral gyrus of cerebral cortex ...

  9. Cerebral cortex - Wikipedia

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    The right half of the motor area controls the left side of the body, and vice versa. Two areas of the cortex are commonly referred to as motor: Primary motor cortex, which executes voluntary movements [69] Supplementary motor areas and premotor cortex, which select voluntary movements. [70] In addition, motor functions have been described for: