For every motor skill you've ever learned, whether it's walking or watchmaking, there is a small ensemble of neurons in your ...

The CON “is one of the ‘smartest’ areas of the brain, and we’re seeing it connect very strongly with these regions of primary motor cortex.” This alters our perception of the primary motor cortex's ...

The classical view of how the human brain controls voluntary movement might not tell the whole story. That map of the primary motor cortex — the motor homunculus — shows how this brain region ...

A new study in mice has helped illuminate how the brain's primary motor cortex (M1) – a brain region most commonly associated with control of motor functions – helps suppress dimensions of ...

This generated an interdigitated chain extending from the primary motor cortex (precentral gyrus) that had not been identified previously.

Scientists found evidence of two interleaved systems, which may help explain the connection between what's going on in our bodies and what's going on in brain areas involved in thoughts and emotions.

A layer deep in the cerebral cortex, which is the innermost layer of the mammalian brain, has recently been found to play a ...

A new study has found high frequency propagating activity patterns in the motor cortex that contain details of upcoming movement -- information that could lead to the development of better ...

This groundbreaking discovery of a meta-learning function in the premotor cortex could pave the way for developing technologies to enhance motor skill acquisition more effectively in sports.

The cerebral cortex, also known as gray matter, is your brain’s outermost layer and is located above the cerebrum. Learn more about its vital functions.