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motor cortex
noun
- the region of the cerebral cortex concerned with transmitting impulses to the voluntary muscles.
Word History and Origins
Origin of motor cortex1
Example Sentences
The team focused on two main pathways, the M2-projecting, which is connected to the secondary motor cortex, and the AD-projecting, which is connected to the anterior thalamus.
Tremor was shown to improve with stimulation of tracts connected to the primary motor cortex and cerebellum, while bradykinesia was associated with the supplementary motor cortex.
The study revealed a transformation in the working memory circuits located in the secondary motor cortex as the mice repeated the task through time.
The basal ganglia receives signals from the motor cortex as skaters leap and twirl in the air.
When the researchers delivered ultrasound stimulation to the cerebral motor cortex in mice, they observed significant improvements in motor skill learning and the ability to retrieve food.
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