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The lower motor neuron homunculus

Penfield’s motor homunculus anthropomorphizes the cerebral level of motor control, the upper motor neuron. However, it leaves the cranial and spinal motor neurons unrepresented. Here Ravits and Stack redress the imbalance by presenting a lower motor neuron homunculus.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ravits, John, Stack, Julia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9679163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36029046
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awac310
Descripción
Sumario:Penfield’s motor homunculus anthropomorphizes the cerebral level of motor control, the upper motor neuron. However, it leaves the cranial and spinal motor neurons unrepresented. Here Ravits and Stack redress the imbalance by presenting a lower motor neuron homunculus.