M1

E764618

M1 is the region of the brain’s frontal lobe responsible for executing voluntary movements by sending motor commands to the muscles.

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Label Occurrences
M1 canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf brain region ⓘ
cortical area ⓘ
primary motor cortex ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Brodmann area 4 ⓘ
primary motor area ⓘ
associatedWith corticobulbar tract ⓘ
corticospinal tract ⓘ
BrodmannAreaNumber 4 ⓘ
cellType pyramidal neurons ⓘ
contains Betz cells ⓘ
upper motor neurons ⓘ
damageCauses contralateral paralysis ⓘ
contralateral weakness ⓘ
loss of fine motor control ⓘ
hasFunction control of contralateral body movements ⓘ
execution of voluntary movements ⓘ
fine motor control ⓘ
force and direction coding of movements ⓘ
sending motor commands to muscles ⓘ
hemisphereSpecificity each hemisphere controls contralateral side of body ⓘ
involvedIn motor adaptation ⓘ
motor learning ⓘ
locatedIn cerebral cortex ⓘ
frontal lobe ⓘ
precentral gyrus ⓘ
locatedRelativeTo anterior to central sulcus ⓘ
modulatedBy cerebellar-thalamic projections ⓘ
dopaminergic input via basal ganglia circuits ⓘ
neurotransmitter glutamate (excitatory output) ⓘ
organizedAs motor homunculus ⓘ
somatotopic map ⓘ
partOf frontal lobe ⓘ
motor system ⓘ
neocortex ⓘ
presentIn most mammals ⓘ
projectsTo brainstem motor nuclei ⓘ
spinal cord ⓘ
receivesInputFrom basal ganglia ⓘ
cerebellum ⓘ
premotor cortex ⓘ
somatosensory cortex ⓘ
supplementary motor area ⓘ
researchMethod electrophysiological recording ⓘ
functional MRI ⓘ
transcranial magnetic stimulation ⓘ
species human ⓘ

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