Motor cortex

The motor cortex is the region of the cerebral cortex involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements. The motor cortex is an area of the frontal lobe located in the posterior precentral gyrus immediately anterior to the central sulcus.

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Motor cortex
Topography of human motor cortex. Supplementary motor area labelled SMA.
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Latin	cortex motorius
MeSH	D009044
NeuroNames	2332
NeuroLex ID	oen_0001104
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]