motor cortex
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of motor cortex
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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The basal ganglia receives signals from the motor cortex as skaters leap and twirl in the air.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2024
When the researchers delivered ultrasound stimulation to the cerebral motor cortex in mice, they observed significant improvements in motor skill learning and the ability to retrieve food.
From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2024
The motor cortex of the brain sends rapid signals to your muscles to prepare them for quick and forceful movements.
From Salon • Sep. 6, 2023
Further, among the visual artists with FTD, the portion of the motor cortex that controls movement in the right hand also showed a relative increase in volume.
From Scientific American • May 26, 2023
As regards the recovery of motor power after lesions of the 413 motor cortex, two processes seem at work which are termed respectively restitution and compensation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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