Distribution of neurons related to a hindlimb as opposed to forelimb movement in the monkey premotor cortex (original) (raw)

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Single cell recordings were made from the premotor cortex (lateral part of area 6) of a monkey trained to perform either a distal hindlimb or forelimb movement separately. Out of 175 movement-related neurons, 59 neurons showed modulation of activity only prior to the hindlimb movement, and the majority of them was distributed in a focal region around the superior precentral sulcus, several mm posteromedial to the genu of the arcuate sulcus. The hindlimb focus was separate from a focal region for forelimb movement-related neurons, which lay immediately posterior to the genu of the arcuate sulcus.

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1. K. Okano
   Present address: Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Bdg. 36, Rm. 2D-10, NIMH, NIH, 20205, Bethesda, MD, USA

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1. Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-15, Nishi-7, 060, Sapporo, Japan
   K. Kurata, K. Okano & J. Tanji

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Supported in part by Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan (grant 58106001 and 58570046)

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Kurata, K., Okano, K. & Tanji, J. Distribution of neurons related to a hindlimb as opposed to forelimb movement in the monkey premotor cortex.Exp Brain Res 60, 188–191 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00237031

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• Received: 29 January 1985
• Accepted: 23 May 1985
• Issue Date: September 1985
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00237031

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