Motor cortex
Region of the cerebral cortex / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The motor cortex is the region of the cerebral cortex involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements. The motor cortex is an area of the frontal lobe located in the posterior precentral gyrus immediately anterior to the central sulcus.
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Latin | cortex motorius |
MeSH | D009044 |
NeuroNames | 2332 |
NeuroLex ID | oen_0001104 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
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