New research has essentially redrawn the motor cortex and constitutes one of the most substantial shifts in our topographical knowledge of a sensory brain area in decades. But don’t worry, the big ...

Generating a multimodal cell census and atlas of primary motor cortex through collaborative data collection, ... Images courtesy of the Cytosplore Development Team.

The new view of primary motor cortex may help explain how the brain solves a difficult problem, Strick says. "Even simple movements require nuanced control of all organ systems," he says. "You ...

Since the 1930s, the so-called homunculus map has shown how different parts of the brain's motor cortex may control movement to different parts of the body. But it may be missing an important ...

Textbooks show the primary motor cortex as a continuous ribbon with sections devoted to specific muscle groups, from tongue to toe. That view dates back to the 1930s, when Canadian neurosurgeon ...

A Map of the Motor Cortex. Tap the index finger of your right hand. ... First, the image of the words on the screen (telling you to tap your finger) enters your eyes and strikes the retinas.

The motor cortex, the part of the brain involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements, may play a role in translating vocabulary from foreign languages into a person’s native ...

That map of the primary motor cortex — the motor homunculus — shows how this brain region is divided into sections assigned to each body part that can be controlled voluntarily (SN: 6/16/15).

A medical illustration of the right half of a human brain from 1876. VintageMedStock / Contributor via Getty Images. Within the brain’s frontal lobe lies the primary motor cortex, a sliver of ...

The image shows how different spots of the primary motor cortex control different parts of the body. So, for instance, the spot I've highlighted in red corresponds to the muscles in the thumb. If you ...

The frontal lobe controls motor skills & controls thinking, organizing & problem-solving. Understand its functions, disorders & other insights.

The hand area of the primary motor cortex is known to be larger among professional pianists than in amateur ones. This observation has suggested that extensive practice and the development of ...