Activation of precentral and mesial motor areas during the execution of elementary proximal and distal arm movements: a PET study.

M, Matelli; G, Rizzolatti; V, Bettinardi; MC, Gilardi; D, Perani; G, Rizzo; F, Fazio

doi:10.1097/00001756-199309150-00002

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Activation of precentral and mesial motor areas during the execution of elementary proximal and distal arm movements: a PET study.

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Matelli M

Rizzolatti G

Bettinardi V

Abstract

Regional cerebral blood flow was measured using positron emission tomography (PET) in normal subjects while performing simple aimless proximal and distal arm movements. The aim of the experiment was to compare the somatotopic organization of precentral and mesial (the so called supplementary motor a...

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