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motor area [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

The region of the cerebral cortex lying around the central fissure, concerned with primary motor control of the body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
DEF

Aire corticale située à l'origine des voies motrices pyramidales, associée au contrôle du mouvement volontaire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

The area of the cerebral cortex where impulses from the nerve centers to the muscles originate.

Key term(s)
  • motor area

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Partie du cerveau qui commande les mouvements musculaires.

Spanish

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