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Motor cortex
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| Motor cortex | |
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 Topography of human motor cortex. Supplementary motor area labelled SMA. | |
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| Latin | cortex motorius |
| MeSH | D009044 |
| NeuroNames | 2332 |
| NeuroLex ID | oen_0001104 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
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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