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. 2023 May 17;111(10):1524-1525.
doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.04.024. Epub 2023 May 3.

Fundamental principles of cortical organization reflected in a new study

Michael S A Graziano  1
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Fundamental principles of cortical organization reflected in a new study

Michael S A Graziano. Neuron. .
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Abstract

In an exciting new finding by Gordon et al., the human motor cortex does not show a traditional body map. Instead, body-part-specific zones are separated by integrative zones, possibly reflecting the statistical structure of the human motor repertoire.

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  • A somato-cognitive action network alternates with effector regions in motor cortex.
    Gordon EM, Chauvin RJ, Van AN, Rajesh A, Nielsen A, Newbold DJ, Lynch CJ, Seider NA, Krimmel SR, Scheidter KM, Monk J, Miller RL, Metoki A, Montez DF, Zheng A, Elbau I, Madison T, Nishino T, Myers MJ, Kaplan S, Badke D'Andrea C, Demeter DV, Feigelis M, Ramirez JSB, Xu T, Barch DM, Smyser CD, Rogers CE, Zimmermann J, Botteron KN, Pruett JR, Willie JT, Brunner P, Shimony JS, Kay BP, Marek S, Norris SA, Gratton C, Sylvester CM, Power JD, Liston C, Greene DJ, Roland JL, Petersen SE, Raichle ME, Laumann TO, Fair DA, Dosenbach NUF. Gordon EM, et al. Nature. 2023 May;617(7960):351-359. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05964-2. Epub 2023 Apr 19. Nature. 2023. PMID: 37076628 Free PMC article.

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