Neuronal activity in the cortical supplementary motor area related with distal and proximal forelimb movements

Neuroscience LettersPublished 1 May 1979

Jun Tanji, Kiyoshi Kurata

DOI10.1016/0304-3940(79)96062-2

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SMA neurons related with the distal and proximal forelimb movements were found to be arranged rostrocaudally with a considerable overlap, and in the overlapping region, neuronsrelated with thedistal movement were located more deeply.

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