Motor Cortex - Physiology
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Dynamic encoding of movement direction in motor cortical neurons.

2 Nov 2009 When we perform a skilled movement such as reaching for an object, we can make use of prior information, for example about the location of the object in space. This helps us to prepare the movement, and we gain improved accuracy and speed during ... Read more...

Functional clustering of neurons in motor cortex determined by cellular resolution imaging in awake behaving mice.

2 Nov 2009 Macroscopic (millimeter scale) functional clustering is a hallmark characteristic of motor cortex spatial organization in awake behaving mammals; however, almost no information is known about the functional micro-organization (approximately 100 ... Read more...

The differential role of motor cortex in stretch reflex modulation induced by changes in environmental mechanics and verbal instruction.

19 Oct 2009 The motor cortex assumes an increasingly important role in higher mammals relative to that in lower mammals. This is true to such an extent that the human motor cortex is deeply involved in reflex regulation and it is common to speak of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Motor Cortex - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Dynamic encoding of movement direction in motor cortical neurons. 2 Nov 2009
• Functional clustering of neurons in motor cortex determined by cellular resolution imaging in awake behaving mice. 2 Nov 2009
• The differential role of motor cortex in stretch reflex modulation induced by changes in environmental mechanics and verbal instruction. 19 Oct 2009
• Cortical representation of ipsilateral arm movements in monkey and man. 12 Oct 2009
• Intracranial EEG reveals a time- and frequency-specific role for the right inferior frontal gyrus and primary motor cortex in stopping initiated responses. 5 Oct 2009
• Long-term modifications in motor cortical dynamics induced by intensive practice. 5 Oct 2009
• The graphemic/motor frontal area Exner's area revisited. 29 Sep 2009
• Sequential Monte Carlo point-process estimation of kinematics from neural spiking activity for brain-machine interfaces. 29 Sep 2009
• Trains of transcranial direct current stimulation antagonize motor cortex hypoexcitability induced by acute hemicerebellectomy. 29 Sep 2009
• Neurophysiological basis of direct cortical stimulation and applied neuroanatomy of the motor cortex: a review. 29 Sep 2009
• Parallel regulation of a modulator-activated current via distinct dynamics underlies comodulation of motor circuit output. 28 Sep 2009
• Functional and anatomical reorganization of the sensory-motor cortex after incomplete spinal cord injury in adult rats. 28 Sep 2009
• Coding of visual space during motor preparation: Approaching objects rapidly modulate corticospinal excitability in hand-centered coordinates. 21 Sep 2009
• Mechanisms controlling motor output to a transfer hand after learning a sequential pinch force skill with the opposite hand. 16 Sep 2009
• A parietal-premotor network for movement intention and motor awareness. 8 Sep 2009
• Representation of goal and movements without overt motor behavior in the human motor cortex: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study. 7 Sep 2009
• Influence of tonic and burst transcranial magnetic stimulation characteristics on acute inhibition of subjective tinnitus. 30 Aug 2009
• Repetition suppression for performed hand gestures revealed by fMRI. 30 Aug 2009
• Intentional inhibition: how the "veto-area" exerts control. 30 Aug 2009
• Dysphagia and neuropathic facial pain treated with motor cortex stimulation: case report. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Motor Cortex'

Definition: Area of the frontal lobe concerned with primary motor control. It lies anterior to the central sulcus.

Descriptor UI: D009044

Alternative terms: Motor Cortex; Cortex, Motor;

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Tree Number: A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.270.548;

History Note: 71