motor cortex

American  

noun

1. the region of the cerebral cortex concerned with transmitting impulses to the voluntary muscles.

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Etymology

Origin of motor cortex

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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

They also included one motor cortex dissection from a female donor that had been used in previous studies.

From Scientific American • Oct. 13, 2023

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

A small abscess in this lobe may produce no localising symptoms; one of large size may press indirectly on the motor cortex, on the fibres passing through the internal capsule, or on individual cranial nerves.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander