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The Status of the Premotor Areas: Evidence from PET Scanning

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Neural Control of Movement

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There has been no agreement as to the role of the premotor areas including the supplementary motor cortex. Some believe them to play a role in the execution of movement; others believe them to play a role in the selection of movement. This paper suggests a resolution. Recent evidence from PET studies indicates that these areas should be divided into anterior and posterior sectors. Evidence is provided that the posterior sectors play a role in the execution of movement and that the anterior sectors play a role in the selection of movement.

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Passingham, R.E. (1995). The Status of the Premotor Areas: Evidence from PET Scanning. In: Ferrell, W.R., Proske, U. (eds) Neural Control of Movement. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1985-0_22

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