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. 2020 Dec;598(23):5305-5306.
doi: 10.1113/JP280712. Epub 2020 Oct 23.

Modern coordinates for the motor homunculus

Marc H Schieber  1
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Modern coordinates for the motor homunculus

Marc H Schieber. J Physiol. 2020 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: electrical stimulation; motor cortex; precentral gyrus; somatotopic organization.

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