Cortical representation of auricular muscles in humans: A robot-controlled TMS mapping and fMRI study.

BACKGROUND:Most humans have the ability to activate the auricular muscles. Although (intentional) control suggests an involvement of higher cortical centers underlying posterior auricular muscle (PAM) activation, the cortical representation of the auricular muscles is still unknown. METHODS:With the...

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Main Authors: Jonna Meincke, Manuel Hewitt, Markus Reischl, Rüdiger Rupp, Carsten Schmidt-Samoa, David Liebetanz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6065161?pdf=render