M1

E764618

M1 is the region of the brain’s frontal lobe responsible for executing voluntary movements by sending motor commands to the muscles.

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M1 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf brain region
cortical area
primary motor cortex
alsoKnownAs Brodmann area 4
primary motor area
associatedWith corticobulbar tract
corticospinal tract
BrodmannAreaNumber 4
cellType pyramidal neurons
contains Betz cells
upper motor neurons
damageCauses contralateral paralysis
contralateral weakness
loss of fine motor control
hasFunction control of contralateral body movements
execution of voluntary movements
fine motor control
force and direction coding of movements
sending motor commands to muscles
hemisphereSpecificity each hemisphere controls contralateral side of body
involvedIn motor adaptation
motor learning
locatedIn cerebral cortex
frontal lobe
precentral gyrus
locatedRelativeTo anterior to central sulcus
modulatedBy cerebellar-thalamic projections
dopaminergic input via basal ganglia circuits
neurotransmitter glutamate (excitatory output)
organizedAs motor homunculus
somatotopic map
partOf frontal lobe
motor system
neocortex
presentIn most mammals
projectsTo brainstem motor nuclei
spinal cord
receivesInputFrom basal ganglia
cerebellum
premotor cortex
somatosensory cortex
supplementary motor area
researchMethod electrophysiological recording
functional MRI
transcranial magnetic stimulation
species human

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