Preferred Label : premotor cortex;
Uberon definition : The premotor cortex is an area of motor cortex lying within the frontal lobe of the
brain. It extends 3 mm anterior to the primary motor cortex, near the Sylvian fissure,
before narrowing to approximately 1 mm near the medial longitudinal fissure, which
serves as the posterior border for the prefrontal cortex. The premotor cortex is largely
equivalent to Brodmann area 6. Activity within this region is critical to the sensory
guidance of movement and control of proximal and trunk muscles of the body.;
Uberon synonym : premotor cortex (area 6);
Uberon related term : secondary motor cortex; promotor cortex; intermediate precentral cortex; premotor cortex; nonprimary motor cortex; premotor area; secondary somatomotor areas; premotor; premotor region; secondary motor areas;
Origin ID : 0016634;
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The premotor cortex is an area of motor cortex lying within the frontal lobe of the
brain. It extends 3 mm anterior to the primary motor cortex, near the Sylvian fissure,
before narrowing to approximately 1 mm near the medial longitudinal fissure, which
serves as the posterior border for the prefrontal cortex. The premotor cortex is largely
equivalent to Brodmann area 6. Activity within this region is critical to the sensory
guidance of movement and control of proximal and trunk muscles of the body.
