Abstract
The supplementary motor area (SMA) of primates has been implicated in the initiation and execution of limb movements. However, when a motor task was extensively overlearned, few SMA neurons, if any, were active before the movement onset. Subsequent lesions of the primary motor cortex gave rise to the appearance of premovement activity changes, indicating usedependent reorganization of the neuronal activity in SMA.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 668-671 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Experimental Brain Research |
Volume | 84 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1991 Apr |
Keywords
- Cerebral cortex
- Monkey
- Motor learning
- Neuron
- Plasticity
- Supplementary motor area
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)