Direction of movement is encoded in the human primary motor cortex.

The present study investigated how direction of hand movement, which is a well-described parameter in cerebral organization of motor control, is incorporated in the somatotopic representation of the manual effector system in the human primary motor cortex (M1). Using functional magnetic resonance im...

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Main Authors: Carolien M Toxopeus, Bauke M de Jong, Gopal Valsan, Bernard A Conway, Klaus L Leenders, Natasha M Maurits
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3218032?pdf=render