Motor Cortex
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Sunday, November 08, 2009

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...

Increased expression of the growth-associated protein 43 gene in the sensorimotor cortex of the macaque monkey after lesioning the lateral corticospinal tract.

18 Oct 2009 To investigate the neural basis for functional recovery of the cerebral cortex following spinal cord injury, we measured the expression of growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43), which is involved in the process of synaptic sprouting. We determined ... Read more...

Cortical representation of ipsilateral arm movements in monkey and man.

12 Oct 2009 A fundamental organizational principle of the primate motor system is cortical control of contralateral limb movements. Motor areas also appear to play a role in the control of ipsilateral limb movements. Several studies in monkeys have shown that ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Motor Cortex'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The differential role of motor cortex in stretch reflex modulation induced by changes in environmental mechanics and verbal instruction. 19 Oct 2009
• Increased expression of the growth-associated protein 43 gene in the sensorimotor cortex of the macaque monkey after lesioning the lateral corticospinal tract. 18 Oct 2009
• Cortical representation of ipsilateral arm movements in monkey and man. 12 Oct 2009
• Association of ideomotor apraxia with frontal gray matter volume loss in corticobasal syndrome. 29 Sep 2009
• Wireless Instantaneous Neurotransmitter Concentration System-based amperometric detection of dopamine, adenosine, and glutamate for intraoperative neurochemical monitoring. 29 Sep 2009
• Trains of transcranial direct current stimulation antagonize motor cortex hypoexcitability induced by acute hemicerebellectomy. 29 Sep 2009
• Task-free presurgical mapping using functional magnetic resonance imaging intrinsic activity. 29 Sep 2009
• Effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the hand motor cortical area on central pain after spinal cord injury. 29 Sep 2009
• Misleading functional magnetic resonance imaging mapping of the cortical hand representation in a 4-year-old boy with an arteriovenous malformation of the central region. 29 Sep 2009
• Passive range of motion functional magnetic resonance imaging localizing sensorimotor cortex in sedated children. 29 Sep 2009
• Subcortical mapping and monitoring during insular tumor surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• Neurophysiological basis of direct cortical stimulation and applied neuroanatomy of the motor cortex: a review. 29 Sep 2009
• Motor mapping in cerebral palsy. 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
• Representation of goal and movements without overt motor behavior in the human motor cortex: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study. 7 Sep 2009
• Dysphagia and neuropathic facial pain treated with motor cortex stimulation: case report. 30 Aug 2009
• Motor circuit abnormalities in first-episode schizophrenia assessed with transcranial magnetic stimulation. 30 Aug 2009
• Differential effects of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over ipsilesional primary motor cortex in cortical and subcortical middle cerebral artery stroke. 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