Figure 17.7. The primary motor cortex and the premotor area in the human cerebral cortex as seen in lateral (A) and medial (B) views.

Figure 17.7

The primary motor cortex and the premotor area in the human cerebral cortex as seen in lateral (A) and medial (B) views. The primary motor cortex is located in the precentral gyrus; the premotor area is more rostral.

From: The Primary Motor Cortex: Upper Motor Neurons That Initiate Complex Voluntary Movements

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Neuroscience. 2nd edition.
Purves D, Augustine GJ, Fitzpatrick D, et al., editors.
Sunderland (MA): Sinauer Associates; 2001.
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